Tag: Taiwan

Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines to pay $950,000 in civil penalties as well as refunds of charges in a detention and demurrage case by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC., which dates back to 2021.

Wan Hai Lines, a Taiwanese shipping company, has received its first eco-sustainable,13,100 TEU container ship from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

A cargo ship capsized in Taiwan Strait 90 nm west of Kaohsiung, on January 16, with all of the crew being rescued.

The cement carrier sank "Xing Shun No 1" sank on October 31 on the east side of the Changhua channel in the Taiwan Strait, and 12 crew members are missing.

Taiwan has been searching for a chief officer who was reported overboard from a Vietnamese bulk carrier. The chief officer was one of four Vietnamese crew members who fell from the supramax VIMC Sunrise off Mailiao on October 17.

The Taiwan border has been open since 13 October, and crew exchange can now be conducted at the country’s commercial ports.

A crew member lost his life after a South Korean product tanker sank on 15 October, 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Wuqiu Island in the Taiwan Strait.

A new report by the Mercatus Center think tank at George Mason University, analyzes the potential consequences if China invades Taiwan. As it says, such a reality could lead to increase in operational costs, loss of ships, and delays.

China’s announcement of military drills around Taiwan is affecting global supply chains, as it leads to detours and delays energy shipments. 

According to the Taiwanese and South Korean governments, Taiwan recovered 2 bodies after a ship carrying 6 South Koreans went missing in the Taiwan Strait. Search and rescue operations are under way.