Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is a Taiwanese container shipping company based in Keelung, Taiwan with official backing from the government of the Republic of China. Founded on December 28, 1972, its predecessor can be traced back to the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, established in Shanghai in 1873. The name "Yang Ming" evokes the meanings of "sun," "sun," and "brightness," and commemorates the renowned Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming. It is one of the only three container shipping company in Taiwan, along with Wan Hai Lines and Evergreen Marine Corporation. Wikipedia