MV YM WAYFINDER AT TCIT: A GREENER WAY FORWARD

Photo 1: Mother vessel YM WAYFINDER berthing at TCIT.
 

YM WAYFINDER was built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The vessel is nearly 365 meters long, has a deadweight tonnage of 159,374 DWT, and a carrying capacity of approximately 15,500 TEU. It operates on the EC2 service within Premier Alliance network, directly connecting Vietnam with the North American market on the following rotation: Cai Mep (TCIT) – Yantian – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Manzanillo – Savannah – Charleston – Norfolk – Halifax – Singapore – Cai Mep (TCIT).

YM WAYFINDER is equipped with a high-pressure dual-fuel engine capable of operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low-sulfur fuel oil, together with advanced monitoring and energy-saving systems that improve operational efficiency and help reduce environmental impacts.

Amid the maritime industry’s green transition, Yang Ming continues to affirm their strategic vision and commitment to sustainable development by investing in modern, environmentally friendly generations of container vessels. YM WAYFINDER is one of five LNG dual-fuel vessels, each with a carrying capacity of approximately 15,500 TEU, that the shipping line began taking delivery of in 2026. Building on this direction, Yang Ming has ordered seven additional vessels of approximately 16,000 TEU, scheduled for delivery in 2028–2029 and designed to be ammonia-ready for future operation. These strategic steps demonstrate Yang Ming’s efforts to strengthen competitiveness, reduce emissions, and promote green and sustainable maritime development.
 

Mr. Kevin Wang, Operations and Logistics Director of Yang Ming Vietnam, shared: “We highly appreciate TCIT’s outstanding operational capabilities, exceptional service quality, and effective coordination in handling this modern generation of container vessels. We look forward to further strengthening our partnership, enhancing operational efficiency, and working together toward a sustainable future for maritime transportationt.”

With the support and partnership of Saigon Newport Corporation, TCIT continues to uphold pioneering role in the green transition by adopting modern, environmentally friendly operational solutions. These efforts contribute to the development of a green logistics corridor and support the Vietnamese Government’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

The call of YM WAYFINDER not only marks the addition of a new container vessel at TCIT, but also reflects the strong partnership between the two parties and Yang Ming’s confidence in the terminal’s operational capabilities and service quality This also provides a foundation for both parties to continue strengthening cooperation, leveraging respective strengths, and working toward increasingly efficient and sustainable international trade connectivity.