In 2025, the revenues of the containerized shipping company Wan Hai Lines (WHL) amounted to $140.3 billion Taiwanese (US$4.4 billion), down -13.3% on the previous year. Operating profit was of €33.2 billion (-34.3%) and net profit of €31.5 billion Taiwan dollars (-33.6%).

In the fourth quarter of last year alone, revenues were equal to 33.4 billion, with a decrease of -19.6% on the same period of 2024. Operating profit stood at 6.3 billion (-51.6%) and net income at $10.0 billion Taiwanese (-21.7%).

Meanwhile, today the WHL board of directors approved the acquisition of six new ships. Four new LNG dual-fuel container ship with a capacity of approximately 6,000 TEUs will be ordered from the Chinese shipyards CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Co. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. The investment per ship is between 75.2 million and 82.0 million million US dollars, for a total value of the orders of $300.8-$328.0 million. Two more dual-fuel container carriers methanol with a capacity of about 9,200 TEUs will be ordered to the Chinese shipyards Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. The expected investment for each ship is between $102.0 million and $112.0 million, for a total value of orders of 204-224 million US dollars.

In addition, the Board of Wan Hai Line has approved the sale of three container ship from 5,600 TEUs of its own fleet for a price unit not less than 33 million dollars.