CNC - Linking the World Together

Company Profile

Found in 1971 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, by K.C.Chow, Cheng Lie Navigation co. Ltd. started its liner service with the only vessel, M/V “Kuo Lie” between Kaohsiung and Hong Kong.

In December 1980, CNC relocated its head office to Taipei and expanded its services to serve other routes:
 1984: Thailand
 1985: Japan and Korea
 1989: Indonesia
 1998: The Philippines

In the years to follow, additional capital investments were made, new vessels built and a large number of containers were added to the service fleet and in June 2001, CNC launched the “Mainland China” service covering Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and Indonesia.

In October 2002, CNC proudly announced a new service serving Mainland China passing through Ningbo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila and Thailand.

Today, CNC’s service network covers Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Pakistan, UAE and India.

CNC original Services
CNC offers a full range of services connecting North East Asia, East Asia, China and South East Asia.

  CNC Facts
• General Manager: Robert Sallons
• Operates 16 vessels
• 4 owned ships of 1100 teus
• Access to 67 vessels per week thanks to joint sailing
  and slot-sharing agreements
• 607,653 teus transported in 2007
• 26 services in the Intra-Asia market serving Japan,
   Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong,       
   Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia,
   Singapore , Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Middle East.
• A staff of 138 in the Taipei Head Office
• 100 seaman on board owned vessel’s
• Reported turnover of USD 333 Million in 2007
• Listed on the Gre Tai securities Market
 in February 2006