- CEO
- Jong-Lin Chyou
- Full Time Employees
- 646
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Marine shipping
- Address
- No. 29, Sec. 2, Jinan Rd. Taipei TPE Taiwan 100023
- IPO Date
- Jun 24, 1998
- Business
- Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd. engages primarily in marine transportation services, including deep-sea and coastal shipping of bulk cargoes, containers, automobiles, coal, and timber; petroleum product tanker agency operations; general port services such as tugboat assistance, pilotage, dredging, navigation channel maintenance, port warehousing, and aquatic sand mining; passenger ferry services between Kaohsiung and Penghu; and real estate activities involving the ownership, sale, and rental of residential and commercial buildings. The company operates a modern, energy-efficient fleet comprising approximately 21 owned vessels, including kamsarmax, supramax, handysize, and panamax bulk carriers; timber carriers; petroleum product carriers; towing tugs; pilot ships; and ferries, with total deadweight tonnage exceeding 1 million tons; it also manages additional vessels through charters and technical operations across Taiwan, mainland China, Australia, the Americas, Europe, and other regions. Founded in 1946 and headquartered at No. 29, Sec. 2, Chi Nan Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, the company adheres to ISO 9002 and ISM Code standards, employs around 232 staff, and counts the Ministry of Transportation and Communications as its largest shareholder with a 26.46% stake, followed by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation at 16.96%. In recent developments, Taiwan Navigation ordered two 64,000-dwt energy-efficient bulk carriers from Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding and Sumiso Marine for delivery in 2028 as part of its ongoing fleet renewal and modernization program to meet international environmental regulations and enhance operational efficiency; it continues active fleet expansion with multiple newbuilds on order, including handysize and panamax vessels from Japanese and other shipyards expected in 2026, while phasing out older ships to maintain competitiveness in global dry bulk and multipurpose trades.