Port of Taichung

The Port of Taichung (Chinese: 臺中港), also Taichung Port, is a port located in Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second-largest port in Taiwan after Kaohsiung Port and operated by Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Taiwan's state-owned harbor management company.

Port of Taichung
臺中港
Taiwan
Location
LocationWuqi, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24.294528°N 120.490917°E / 24.294528; 120.490917
UN/LOCODETWTXG[1]
Details
Opened1976
Type of harborPort
Size40.00 km2
PresidentChung Ying-feng
Website
tc.twport.com.tw

Overview

The port covers an area of 3,793 ha (9,370 acres),[2] and includes industrial, fishing, and business ports.[3] It is 12.5 km (7.8 mi)-long and 2.5 to 4.5 km wide.[3] It can accommodate vessels of up to 60,000 tons, and in June 2000 earned an ISO-9001 rating.[3] The port still has hundreds of hectares left of undeveloped space.[3]

The harbor is located 110 nautical miles from Keelung Port and 120 nautical miles from Kaohsiung Port.[3] In 2010, the harbor surpassed Keelung Port to become the second-largest port in Taiwan.[4] Total investment has topped NT$457.5 billion (US$15.3 billion) by 59 companies, while thirty firms have established operations within its free-trade zone.[4] Compared to 2010, total cargo processed has grown 21% while containers handled grew 13.92%.[4] The port has seen growing luxury car shipments in 2010, indicating signs of economic recovery for the island.[5]

History

In August 1968, preliminary research into a new port started.[6] By July 1969, it was decided to make Taichung Port into a new international port, with construction starting on 1 February 1971.[6] The port first opened on 31 October 1976.[2] The port was part of the Ten Major Construction Projects proposed by Premier Chiang Ching-kuo.

Transportation

The port can be reached by bus, rail, or road.

Rail
TRA Cargo Branch Line - Taichung Harbor Line
  • TRA Taichung Harbor Line

Road
  • Provincial Highway No. 12
  • Provincial Highway No. 17
  • Provincial Highway No. 61

See also

References
  1. "UNLOCODE (TW) - TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Welcome". Taichung Harbor Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  3. "Taichung Port". Taichung City Government. Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  4. "Taichung's port passes Keelung in cargo, MOTC says". Taipei Times. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  5. "Growing car shipments sign of economic recovery". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  6. "Brief history: Bygones of Taichung Port". Taichung Harbor Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
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