![]() After World War II, Chang joined the seagoing staff of a local shipping company as third officer, sailing with various local companies as he rose to the rank of captain. After graduating from Taipei Commercial High School at the age of 18, he worked in the Taipei office of a Japanese shipping line. Where did this great shipping company start out? The Evergreen empire dates back to the 1960s when Taiwanese Captain Yung-Fa Chang retired from the sea and decided to start his own shipping company.īorn on 6th October 1927 in Su'ao, Taihoku Prefecture while Taiwan was under Japanese rule, Chang’s family moved to Keelung when he was seven. ![]() Another 34 vessels are expected to be delivered between now and 2026 including twenty 15,000 TEU vessels and five 23,000 TEU ships from Samsung Heavy Industries, two 1,800 TEU ships from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, three 23,000 TEU ships from Jiangnan Shipyard and two 23,000 TEU ships from Hudong-Zhonghua. The fleet has a capacity of over 1.35 million TEU, comprising 113 owned ships and 88 chartered vessels. (Taiwan) Ltd, Italia Marittima SpA, Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd, Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd, Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Evergreen Marine (Asia) Pte Ltd. Now the world’s seventh-largest liner operator, Evergreen’s container shipping business comprises Evergreen Marine Corp. The 399.99m long vessels are the latest generation for what is one of the world’s leading shipping companies. The Evergreen A class is a series of 14 giant container ships being built for Evergreen Marine - six by Samsung Heavy Industries, of South Korea and eight by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) at two shipyards in China. On 29th December 2021, Ever Alot, at the time the world's largest container ship with a capacity of 24,000 TEU, was successfully undocked at China's Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard. ![]() The entrepreneurial retired captain from Taiwan who established an international shipping empire
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