Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (YM) announces to launch CAT service (China-Australia-Taiwan Service) effective from 7th June 2013.

The service is jointly provided by YM, EMC (Evergreen Lines), PIL (Pacific International Lines), and SNL (Sinotrans Container Lines) with a total number of six 4,250 TEU container vessels. The ports-of-call order is Ningbo-Shanghai-Shekou-Kaohsiung ¡VSydney-Melbourne-Brisbane-Kaohsiung-Ningbo, and the round voyage is 42 days.

With this new service, Yang Ming will increase its service frequency between Far East- and Australian ports to two sailings per week. This will enable YM to provide more and better services in Australian market.