YANG MING
| Country | Taiwan |
| Established | 1972 |
| Website | www.yml.com.tw |
HOPE
| Date | 31-may-2000 (1) | ||
| Location | Hanno Terminal (1) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 275,70 | IMO number | 8718110 |
| Beam (m) | 32,28 | Call sign | P3FT7 |
| Draft (m) | 11,20 | Flag | Cyprus |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 46697 | Port of registry | Limassol |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 21382 | Owner | Danaos Shipping, Greece |
| Deadweight (t) | 45570 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 24,0 | Service | MED -> FE (CMX) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 3918 | Built (year) | 1989 |
| Reefer plugs | 200 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | YM Yantian | ||
| Previous name(s) | Hope, OOCL Hope | ||
| Remarks | The "Hope" was chartered by Yang Ming in 2000 since their own NE -> FE service | ||
| ships ("Ming West", "Ming East" etc) phased out for a annual dry dock turn. | |||
MED TAIPEI
| Date | 02-sep-2000 (1-17), 19-mar-2001 (18-21) | ||
| Location | Hanno Terminal (1-11), Pernis (12-17), Maassluis (18-21) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 268,80 | IMO number | 8501440 |
| Beam (m) | 32,29 | Call sign | A8BW7 |
| Draft (m) | 11,53 | Flag | Liberia |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 40435 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 14791 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 40849 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 20,5 | Service | FE -> USWC (PS4) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 3042 | Built (year) | 1988 |
| Reefer plugs | 119 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | YM Prosperity | ||
| Previous name(s) | Med Taipei, Ming Prosperity | ||
| Remarks | Original service NE -> USEC. | ||
MING BAMBOO
| Date | 17-apr-2001 (1-9) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1-9) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 275,00 | IMO number | 9203629 |
| Beam (m) | 40,00 | Call sign | A8AG2 |
| Draft (m) | 12,00 | Flag | Liberia |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 64005 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 34700 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 68280 | Operator | K-Line |
| Speed (knots) | 26,0 | Service | NE -> FE (AES) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 5551 | Built (year) | 2001 |
| Reefer plugs | 400 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | YM Bamboo | ||
| Previous name(s) | Bamboo Bridge, Jupiter Bridge, Ming Bamboo | ||
| Remarks | Photo's 1-9 were made during her maiden call in Rotterdam. On photo 1 you see | ||
| the VIP ship of the port authorities, onboard YM and port of Rotterdam guests. | |||
MING LONGEVITY
| Date | 11-jun-2000 (1-2) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1-2) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 210,12 | IMO number | 8012683 |
| Beam (m) | 32,26 | Call sign | BLHL |
| Draft (m) | 11,52 | Flag | Taiwan |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 29873 | Port of registry | Kaohsiung |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 10586 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 30647 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 23,7 | Service | MED -> FE (AMS) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 1608 | Built (year) | 1983 |
| Reefer plugs | 160 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | YM Longevity | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Longevity, Gibraltar Bridge, Med HongKong, Maersk Jeddah | ||
| Remarks | Original service NE -> USEC. | ||
MING OCEAN
| Date | ..-apr-2000 (1) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 210,01 | IMO number | 7810923 |
| Beam (m) | 32,26 | Call sign | BLHY |
| Draft (m) | 11,52 | Flag | Taiwan |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 29873 | Port of registry | Kaohsiung |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 10586 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 31210 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 21,5 | Service | MED -> FE (AMS) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 1846 | Built (year) | 1980 |
| Reefer plugs | 160 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | YM Ocean | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Ocean, Dover Bridge | ||
| Remarks | Original service NE -> USEC. | ||
MING ORCHID
| Date | 13-mar-2001 (1-8), 12-jan-2005 (9) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1-8), ECT Delta DDN (9) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 274,69 | IMO number | 9198276 |
| Beam (m) | 40,00 | Call sign | H3TM |
| Draft (m) | 12,00 | Flag | Panama |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 64254 | Port of registry | Panama |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 35137 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 55000 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 25,9 | Service | NE -> FE (AES) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 5551 | Built (year) | 2000 |
| Reefer plugs | 400 | Yard | Hyundai Ulsan, South Korea |
| Current name | YM Orchid | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Orchid | ||
| Remarks | |||
MING PLUM
| Date | 04-oct-2000 (1-3) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1-3) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 274,69 | IMO number | 9198264 |
| Beam (m) | 40,00 | Call sign | H3NM |
| Draft (m) | 12,00 | Flag | Panama |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 64254 | Port of registry | Panama |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 35137 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 68413 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 25,9 | Service | NE -> FE (AES) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 5551 | Built (year) | 2000 |
| Reefer plugs | 400 | Yard | Hyundai Ulsan, South Korea |
| Current name | YM Plum | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Plum | ||
| Remarks | Photo's 1-3 were taken on the maiden voyage. This ship was the first 5500-TEU type | ||
| ship for Yang Ming to Europe. | |||
MING UNIVERSE
| Date | 31-may-2000 (1) | ||
| Location | Uniport Terminal (1) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 210,12 | IMO number | 7810935 |
| Beam (m) | 32,26 | Call sign | |
| Draft (m) | 11,52 | Flag | Lebanon |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 29872 | Port of registry | |
| Nett tonnage (t) | Owner | Rached Fares Ent., Lebanon | |
| Deadweight (t) | 31265 | Operator | |
| Speed (knots) | 21,5 | Service | |
| Capacity (TEU) | Was 1800 | Built (year) | 1980 |
| Reefer plugs | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| Current name | Rodolfo Mata | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Universe | ||
| Remarks | In 2001 this ship has been converted from containercarrier to a specialized | ||
| livestock carrier in Singapore. Normally those livestock carriers are sailing between AUS -> ME. | |||
| Original service NE -> ISC. | |||
YM GREEN
| Date | 15-sep-2006 (1-4) | ||
| Location | HHLA CTT terminal, Hamburg, Germany (1-4) | ||
| Data updated | oct-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 275,00 | IMO number | 9224491 |
| Beam (m) | 40,00 | Call sign | ELXZ3 |
| Draft (m) | Flag | Liberia | |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 64254 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 35137 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 68280 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 25,9 | Service | NE -> FE (AES) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 5551 | Built (year) | 2001 |
| Reefer plugs | 400 | Yard | Hyundai Ulsan, South Korea |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Green | ||
| Remarks | In aug-2006 this vessel was delayed in Singapore due to fire onboard in a cargo hold. | ||
YM MILANO
| Date | 04-dec-2004 (1-2) | ||
| Location | ECT Delta DDN (1-2) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 248,11 | IMO number | 8707355 |
| Beam (m) | 32,29 | Call sign | SYVU |
| Draft (m) | 11,53 | Flag | Greece |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 41786 | Port of registry | Piraeus |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 20156 | Owner | Danaos Shipping, Greece |
| Deadweight (t) | 38631 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 25,3 | Service | NE -> USEC (NTA) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 3140 | Built (year) | 1988 |
| Reefer plugs | 249 | Yard | Hitachi Osaka, Japan |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | MSC Pegasus, Pegasus, Maersk Livorno | ||
| Remarks | This ship sailed as "Pegasus" for China Shipping in 1998 as NE -> FE. | ||
| Date | 08-apr-2007 (1-6) | ||
| Location | Maassluis (1-6) | ||
| Data updated | apr-2007 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 268,80 | IMO number | 8501438 |
| Beam (m) | 32,29 | Call sign | ELYC5 |
| Draft (m) | Flag | Liberia | |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 40435 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 14791 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 40486 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 20,5 | Service | NE -> MED -> ISC (ISE) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 3266 | Built (year) | 1987 |
| Reefer plugs | 119 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | Ming Prominence | ||
| Remarks | On photo 6 the YM Prominence is passing the incoming SCI Vijay, another ship of | ||
| the ISE service. | |||
| Date | 07-feb-2007 (1-3) | ||
| Location | ECT Delta DDW (1-3) | ||
| Data updated | feb-2007 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 335,00 | IMO number | 9302645 |
| Beam (m) | 42,80 | Call sign | A8HZ7 |
| Draft (m) | 14,50 | Flag | Liberia |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 90389 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 55275 | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan |
| Deadweight (t) | 101000 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 25,6 | Service | NE -> FE (SCE) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 8208 | Built (year) | 2007 |
| Reefer plugs | 700 | Yard | Hyundai Ulsan, South Korea |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | - | ||
| Remarks | Maiden voyage (1-3) | ||
YM UNITY
| Date | 15-sep-2006 (1) | ||
| Location | HHLA CTT terminal, Hamburg, Germany (1) | ||
| Data updated | oct-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 335,00 | IMO number | 9302619 |
| Beam (m) | 42,80 | Call sign | A8HZ4 |
| Draft (m) | Flag | Liberia | |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 90389 | Port of registry | Monrovia |
| Nett tonnage (t) | Owner | Yang Ming, Taiwan | |
| Deadweight (t) | Operator | Yang Ming | |
| Speed (knots) | 25,6 | Service | NE -> FE (AES) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 8189 | Built (year) | 2006 |
| Reefer plugs | Yard | Hyundai Ulsan, South Korea | |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | - | ||
| Remarks | Maiden voyage (1) | ||
YM YANTIAN
| Date | 01-feb-2004 (1) | ||
| Location | Europahaven (1) | ||
| Data updated | sep-2006 | ||
| Length over all (m) | 275,70 | IMO number | 8718110 |
| Beam (m) | 32,28 | Call sign | P3FT7 |
| Draft (m) | 12,02 | Flag | Cyprus |
| Gross tonnage (t) | 46697 | Port of registry | Limassol |
| Nett tonnage (t) | 21382 | Owner | Danaos Shipping, Greece |
| Deadweight (t) | 45570 | Operator | Yang Ming |
| Speed (knots) | 24,0 | Service | MED -> FE (CMX) |
| Capacity (TEU) | 3918 | Built (year) | 1989 |
| Reefer plugs | 200 | Yard | CSBC Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Current name | - | ||
| Previous name(s) | Hope, OOCL Hope | ||
| Remarks | Original service NE -> USEC. | ||
