Taiwan: Yang Ming Takes Delivery of YM Unicorn

YM Unicorn, 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 May 3, 2013.

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 Yue-Chun, wife of the GM of Xxentria Technology Materials Co. Ltd, was invited to sponsor the new ship.

YM Unicorn is the last of five 8,626 TEU full-container vessels built for Yang Ming by CSBC CORP. This type of vessel is eco-friendly. It features fuel-saving characteristics and high capacity, and it can also contribute to environmental protection.

YM Unicorn is to be deployed in the NE2 Service (Asia–North Europe). The vessel’s ports of call are: Xiamen–Kaohsiung–Yantian–Singapore–Rotterdam–Hamburg–Felixstowe–Antwerp–Port Said–Singapore–Hong Kong–Xiamen.