
🇹🇼 Taiwan
ISO TWN / TW
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- unknown
- Paris MoU rating
- not-listed
- Tokyo MoU rating
- white
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- not listed
Registry
- Vessel count
- 800
- Deadweight
- 8
- Administration
- Maritime and Port Bureau, Taiwan
- File a complaint
- Official form
Major shipping nation; Evergreen, Yang Ming, Wan Hai home port; not UN member
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications for
What this means for seafarers
- MLC 2006: MLC ratification status unknown.
- Port-state-control profile: high-performing flag — fewer detentions on average. Read about PSC regimes →
- STCW: Party to STCW. Verify a CoC issued under this flag at the administration.
See also: flag risk explained · MLC ratification list · white/grey/black lists.
Reference
- III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
- Port state control — how Taiwan-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Taiwan's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Ships flying Taiwan
- Yang Ming Warrant · IMO 9741484 · Container
- Wan Hai 501 · IMO 9732399 · Container
- Wan Hai 272 · IMO 9677553 · Container
- Yang Ming Wellhead · IMO 9689616 · Container
- Yang Ming Witness · IMO 9399802 · Container
Companies headquartered in Taiwan
- Evergreen Marine Corporation · operator
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation · operator
- Wan Hai Lines · operator
- Evergreen Group · operator
- HCT Logistics · operator
Ports in Taiwan
Taiwan flag: FAQ
- Is the Taiwan flag safe for seafarers?
- The Taiwan flag has a mixed PSC record — some inspection regimes class it favourably, others less so. It has not ratified MLC 2006, which limits seafarers' direct convention-based complaint route. Operator and class are usually a stronger signal than flag alone.
- Has Taiwan ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- No — Taiwan has not ratified MLC 2006 as of the last update of this directory. Seafarers on Taiwan-flagged vessels still benefit from MLC indirectly when calling at MLC-ratified ports (port state may inspect the vessel) but cannot lodge a direct convention-based complaint against the flag administration.
- How do I file a complaint against a Taiwan-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the Maritime and Port Bureau, Taiwan via their official complaint procedure. Without MLC ratification, the principal route is direct to the flag administration. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations may still be able to help with operator-level disputes. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.
- What port-state-control rating does Taiwan have?
- Paris MoU rating: not-listed. Tokyo MoU rating: white. PSC ratings classify flags by inspection and detention history. White / low-risk flags face fewer PSC inspections; black / high-risk flags face more frequent inspection and a higher detention rate.
- Is Taiwan on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- No — Taiwan is not currently on the ITF Flag of Convenience list. Seafarers retain general ITF-channel access for advocacy and abandonment response regardless of FoC status.
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