Major Events

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2025 Placed order to build two (2) 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
2024 Placed order to build two (2) 40,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers.
M/V TAI HOMAGE and M/V TAI HONOR, two (2) 40,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers; M/V TAI STEADINESS and M/V TAI SENTRY, two (2) 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
2023 TAI CHIN 305 and TAI CHIN 306, two(2) 60 tons bollard pull SRP tugs; TAI CHIN 301, TAI CHIN 302 and TAI CHIN 303, three(3) 60 tons bollard pull VSP tugs, all were delivered and deployed to the tug services for LNG carriers.
M/V PENGHU, a 9,000 GRT passenger car/cargo RORO ferry was delivered and deployed to service between Kaohsiung and Penghu.
2022 Placed order to build two (2) 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers and two (2) 40,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers.
M/V TAI KEENNESS and M/V TAI KNIGHT, two(2) 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carries; M/V TAI STRIDE, a 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
2021 Placed order to build three(3)60 tons bollard pull VSP tugs, two(2)60 tons bollard pull SRP tugs and two(2) 1200HP mooring boats.
M/V TAI KNIGHTHOOD, M/V TAI KINSHIP andM/V TAI KINDNESS three(3) 84,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers; M/V TAI STRENGTH andM/V TAI STAMINA, two(2) 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
Placed order to build a 9,000 GRT passenger car/cargo RORO ferry.
Placed order to build two (2) 63,700 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
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2020 Placed order to build one(1) 63,700 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
2019 Placed order to build three(3) 84,000 DWT and two(2) 81,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers.
2017 Placed order to build two(2) 64,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
M/V TAI KUDOS and M/V TAI KNOWLEDGE, two(2) 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers; M/V TAI KEYSTONE and M/V TAI KINGDOM, two(2) 84,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
2016 M/V TAI SUMMIT, a 60,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier; M/V TAI SPRING and M/V TAI STAR, two(2) 52,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
2015 M/V TAI SPLENDOR, a 60,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
2014 Placed order to build two(2) 82,000 DWT and two(2) 84,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carriers.
2013 Placed order to build two(2) 60,000 DWT and two(2) 62,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
M/V TAI SUCCESS, a 61,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
2012 M/V TAI SHINE, a 61,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
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2010 Canceled order to build two (2) 37,000 DWT Handysize bulk carriers.
In response to the growth of cross-strait trade after the signing of ECFA, the Kaohsiung-Taichung-Keelung-Ningbo-Shanghai-Tianjin-Qingdao-Shanghai-Kaohsiung container route was added.
2009 In response to the advantage of direct sailing across the Taiwan Strait, the container route was changed to Kaohsiung - Taichung - Keelung - Shanghai - Dalian - Tianjin - Qingdao - Lianyungang - Kaohsiung in order to gain maximum benefits.
2008 Placed order to build two (2) 37,000 DWT Handysize bulk carriers.
2007 TAI CHIN 201 and TAI CHIN 202, two(2) 5,400 PS tugs; TAI CHIN 203 and TAI CHIN 205, two(2) 4,600 PS tugs, all were delivered and deployed to the tug services for LNG carriers in TAI CHUNG port.
M/V TAI HONESTY and M/V TAI HUNTER, two(2) 55,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers were delivered and deployed to global service.
Placed order to build two(2) 61,000 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers.
2005 M/V TAI PROSPERITY, a 77,000 DWT Panamax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
2004 M/V TAI PROGRESS and M/V PROMOTION, two(2) 77,000 DWT Panamax bulk carriers; M/V TAI HAPPINESS and M/V TAI HAWK, two(2) 52,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers, all were delivered and deployed to global service.
2003 Placed order to build one(1) 77,000 DWT Panamax bulk carrier and two(2) 55,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers.
2002 Placed order to build two(2) 52,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers and two(2) 77,000 DWT Panamax bulk carriers.
M/V TAI HARVEST, a 51,000 DWT Handymax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
2001 On December 15, M/V YE LAN and M/V TAO YUAN launched their first container route of Kaohsiung - Keelung - Ishigaki Island - Shanghai - Yantai - Qingdao - Hong Kong - Kaohsiung.
M/V TAI PROFIT and M/V TAI PRIZE, two(2) 73,000 DWT Panamax bulk carriers, and M/V TAI HARMONY and M/V TAI HEALTH, two(2) 51,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers, were delivered and deployed to global service.
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2000 M/V TAI PLENTY, a 73,000 DWT Panamax bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to global service.
1999 Placed order to build three(3) 51,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers and three(3) 73,000 DWT Panamax bulk carriers
1998 Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd. was privatized and went public in June.
1997 Reduced the capital to NT$2,286.469 million.
1996 TAI CHIN 101 and TAI CHIN 102, two(2) 3,400 PS tugs; TAI CHIN 103, a 2,400 PS tug, all were delivered and deployed to the tug services in TAI CHUNG port
JIUN KANG No.1 and JIUN KANG No.2, two(2) suction hopper dredgers, were purchased and deployed to harbor service.
1992 Increased the capital to NT$2,465.826 million.
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1990 Increased the capital to NT$1,865.826 million.
1989 M/V TAI HWA, an 8,000 GRT passenger car/cargo RORO ferry was delivered and deployed to service between Kaohsiung and Penghu.
1985 M/V KEELUNG, a 37,000 DWT bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to service.
1982 M/V TAI CHUNG, a 37,000 DWT bulk carrier was delivered and deployed to service.
1980 Increased the capital to NT$1,428.226 million.
1979 M/V YE LAN and M/V TAO YUAN, two(2) 29,000 DWT multi-purpose container ships were delivered and deployed to service.
1949 Reorganized the company into Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd. with a capital of NT$30 million.
1946 Taiwan Navigation Company founded on July 1st.