Who owns Yang Ming?
Yang Ming is owned by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Taiwan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements, six months ended 30 June 2025, 26 August 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan, Keelung
- Origin
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Founded
- 1972
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Yang Ming
Yang Ming is the container shipping brand of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, established in December 1972. Its financial statements describe the company as mainly engaged in shipping, chartering and trade in ships, containers and chassis, and as a shipping agency.
Ownership timeline of Yang Ming
Where Yang Ming sits in Yang Ming
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: Yang Ming
Yang Ming is a state-owned company headquartered in Keelung, Taiwan, founded in 1972. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Yang Ming Marine Transport was established in December 1972 and has been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since April 1992, according to the notes to its six-month 2025 consolidated statements. They say Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications, National Development Fund and Taiwan International Ports Corporation together held 31.16 percent and appointed over half the board, making the group a government-related entity controlled by the central government.
🇹🇼 Yang Ming and other Taiwanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 26 brands that began in Taiwan. 1 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Yang Ming is not one of them.
- China Airlines — China Airlines 🇹🇼
- EVA Air — EVA Air 🇹🇼
- Evergreen Line — Evergreen Marine 🇹🇼
- STARLUX Airlines — STARLUX 🇹🇼
- Taipei Metro — Taipei Rapid Transit 🇹🇼
- Taiwan High Speed Rail — Taiwan High Speed Rail 🇹🇼
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Yang Ming?
The parent company of Yang Ming is Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a state-owned company headquartered in Taiwan.
Is Yang Ming Taiwanese?
Yes. Yang Ming originated in Taiwan in 1972 and its owner, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, is also headquartered in Taiwan.
Is Yang Ming still owned by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Yang Ming is still owned by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements, six months ended 30 June 2025 — Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Stock exchange filing, published 26 August 2025; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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