Wan Hai Lines (WHL), Taiwan's third-largest shipping company of the container industry by load capacity of the fleet, closed the second quarter of this year with revenues of Taiwan $42.9 billion ($1.3 billion USA), with an increase of +23.1% over the April-June period of 2015. 2025. Operating profit amounted to 11.1 billion Taiwan dollars (+28.5%) and net profit at 11.5 billion (+965,6%).

In the first half of 2026, revenues amounted to 76.5 billion Taiwan dollars, up +6.4% on the first half of last year. Operating profit was €17.0 billion (-5.3%) and net profit of €19.2 billion (+95.6%).

Meanwhile, today WHL announced an investment that will be between USD 708 million and USD 744 million for the acquisition of Six new 11,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships capable of being powered by LNG and methanol. The ships were ordered from the shipyards Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. In addition, the Taiwanese company has confirmed orders with the same shipyards for a new 9,200 TEU container carrier, with an investment of between USD 102 million and USD 112 million, and for one of 11,000 TEUs, for which it will invest 118-124 million dollars. WHL also announced the rental of three container ships with a total investment of 3.42 billion dollars Taiwanese ship and the end of the charter period of a fourth vessel.