First Steamship Co., Ltd. operates domestic and international marine transportation and related businesses in Taiwan, Mainland China, and internationally. It has four segments: Marine Transportation, Investment, Department Store, and Rental. The company conducts dry bulk shipping of commodities such as iron ore, coal, grains, steel products, lumber, cement, and fertilizer, and owns and operates panamax, kamsarmax, handysize, and supramax vessels. It also provides fleet management, shipping agency, vessel management, international transportation, automobile financial leasing, business management, management consultancy, and crewing services, and engages in real estate trading, development, rental, sale, and management of residential and commercial buildings, trading of cosmetics, apparel, shoes, and hats, e-commerce, and department store retail. Incorporated in 1963, it is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.