The captain of one of Yang Ming’s ships submitted a letter through the company’s staff feedback channel to protest what he perceived as the company’s lack of concern for crew salary and benefits, and wi-fi connections on the ships.
As the media got wind of this, Yang Ming chairman Cheng Cheng-mount held a video conference with the captain on 14 December to assure him that seafaring staff are equally as important as shore-based staff and will review the captain’s feedback.
The captain, surnamed...