TAIWAN: The T S Lines has announced that it will upgrade the size of Containerships deployed for several routes of Korea-China-Malaysia, Korea-China-India-Pakistan and Australia from 2,800 TEU to 4,250 TEU; 5,000 TEU to 6,500 TEU and 4,250 TEU to 5,500 TEU separately. It will assign 4,250 TEU Container ships for its new route of China-Malaysia 3 (CM3).

The company also plans to newly launch the shipping route for China - Ho Chi Minh City and deploy more ships for Japan-Singapore/Malaysia, according to Mr. T S Chen, CEO – T S Lines. According to Chen, the company is considering an order of new Container ships between 1,000 TEU and

2,800 TEU this year with an aims to have a self-owned fleet of 18 ships in the coming years.

TS Lines, established in 2001, is the fourth largest ocean freight company in Taiwan. The company currently operates a fleet of 37 Container ships, including six self-ownedContainerships.