Evergreen Marine Corporation is not a mainland Chinese company; it is a major Taiwanese container shipping line headquartered in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1968 by the visionary Taiwanese entrepreneur Chang Yung-fa, Evergreen grew from a single cargo vessel into one of the largest ocean transportation and logistics operations in the world. The company is publicly traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and serves as a cornerstone of Taiwanese commercial industry. While Evergreen operates extensive international shipping routes, maintains port facilities, and handles massive trade volumes in ports throughout Mainland China, its corporate governance, executive leadership, primary operational hub, and historic corporate roots are entirely anchored in Taiwan. Confusion sometimes arises due to geopolitical nomenclature regarding Taiwan or because Evergreen contracts shipbuilders and port terminals in Mainland China, but the company remains proudly Taiwanese.