The Chen Family Business History (page 2)
The second generation of Chens, led by Ching Nan Chen, established the Fong Seong Fishing Group. Together with Fong Kuo Fishery, they have a combined operating fleet of thirteen 1000 ton, two 1200 ton and two 1735 ton purse seiners and two 2200 ton super tuna purse seiners, which is approximately one third of the number of tuna purse seiners permitted to operate out of Taiwanese waters. In addition to these vessels, both fleets also own refeers and Fong Seong's fleet has a 2300 DWT Clean Oil Product Tanker. Impressively, the Chen family has been in the fishery business for almost forty solid years and is a major contender in Taiwan's as well as the world's tuna industry.

Former Taiwanese President Tung-Hui Lee with Our PresidentChing Nan Chen.


In 1989, with over ten years of shipbuilding experience at Fong Kuo Shipbuliding, Ching Nan Chen, established a new shipyard, Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Ching Fu is the first private shipyard in Taiwan to build international standard product carriers and multi-purpose ships.

The family's unique ownership of both shipyards and fishing companies has afforded them great flexibility within both industries. In fact, Ching Fu constructed the four large Super Tuna Purse Seiners and oil tanker for the Fong Seong Fishing Group. All of Fong Seong's remaining vessels were built at Fong Kuo.
In North America, Mac Chen, Ching Nan Chen's younger brother, established and serves as president of Trans Global Products, Inc. This business imports and exports many products, mainly seafood. Through this company, trade is generated between the United States and a number of countries, including China, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India. The Company has offices in Florida, California, Virginnia and Canada. Trans-Global's customers include national Distributors, processors and supermarket chains. Due to its prominent and satisfied customers, Trans-Global is extremely well known in the U.S. seafood industry and has been listed as one of the top shrimp importers inthe US. To meet the ever growing worldwide demand for shrimp, Trans-Global is also in the process of building shrimp farms in Jamaica.

Illustrating the family's ever-vigilant eye on the future, Trans Global along with Fong Seong, has a branch office in Xiamen, China. Fong Seong itself has also set up another branch office in Fuzhou, China. These offices will be used to market and trade various marine goods. Furthermore, the family has created strong ties with many large companies in China, which have direct and easy access to that country's ever-growing consumer market.
Third Generation of Chens
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