Yang Ming Launches New Container Vessel, "YM Upsurgence"

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The YM Upsurgence, an 8,626 TEU full-container vessel built for Yang Ming by CSBC Corp., Taiwan, was delivered and named at a ceremony held at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard on December 20, 2012.

The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Frank Lu, Chairman of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Mr. Robert Lai, Chairperson of CSBC CORP., TAIWAN. Mrs. Li Bi-Zhu, wife of the Chairman of Kenda Industrial Co. Ltd, was invited to sponsor the new ship.

The YM Upsurgence has adopted the advanced designs of environmental protection to enhance her green competitiveness and marine-protection reputation.

Moreover, the new ship features fuel-saving and high capacity.

The YM Upsurgence is to be deployed in the MD2 Service (Asia - Mediterranean Sea).

Her ports of call are in this order: Ningbo - Shanghai - Xiamen - Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Yantian - Singapore - Suez/El Suweis - Port Said East - Ashdod - Genoa - Barcelona - Fos Sur Mer - Port Said East - Suez/El Suweis - Singapore - Hong Kong - Ningbo. < Korea Shipping Gazette >