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Welcome
First, as a representative of
Taichung Harbor Bureau, I hereby welcome you to the Taichung Harbor Bureau
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Because of computers and communication technology,
today's world has become a village. The basics of economic trade development in
the world is goods flowing, especially sea freight, which is still an important
factor in the building of world prosperity. As one of the participants of this
endeavor, we have had success because of our efforts. This has brought us great
honor.
Taichung Port, one of four international commercial ports in Taiwan, launched its first sail since October 31st, 1976. Its total area up to 3793 ha. is the biggest among the others. At present, there are 47 wharfs, 17 specialized zones and 3 free trade zones. Until now, 45 businesses have made investment there with a total capital of NTD 347.2 billion.
Taichung Port, characterized by broad lands and convenient transportation, is fit for BOT or BOO project and development of free trade port zone. Lately, the port has harvested a lot because the actions were actively taken to attract investments. As for the project about promotion of investment from private sectors, within 5 years (between 2003 and 2007), Chinfong Group, Dragon Steel Co., Topfood Industry Co., Chinese Petroleum Corp., Taiwan Fertilizer Co., China Hi-Ment Corp., NEW CHIEN TE HANG Co., The Beaming Co., and FOUR SEASON'S LOGISTICS SERVICES INTL CORP., all have signed the letters of interest and will make investments with a capital of NTD 128.9 billion. This portion will lead to elevation of cargo volume up to 15.2 million metric tons and provision of more than 1000 job opportunities and growth of local economies in the near future.
As for the promotion of free trade port zone, Taichung Free Trade Port Zone launched its operations on October 31st, 2005. Four enterprises like Yi-zhou Coast Corp., immediately started operating in the free trade port zone in 2005 and six other enterprises like Volkswagen Warehousing Corp., also started operating later in 2006. Taichung Harbor Bureau carried on with recruiting more businesses and had made even better achievements than the previous years. In 2007, up to ten enterprises like Taiwan Shih-Kan Corp., joined as free trade bussinesses, extremely exceeding the set target of four business project that was approved by Ministry of Transportations and Communications in early 2007. So far, there are totally 20 free trade businesses. As for the operation performance of free trade port zone, the trade value and volume of cargo (including exports and imports) amounted to NTD 13.6 billion and 0.62 million metric tons respectively in 2007. Both achievements were the best among 4 domestic seaport free trade zones（Keelung, Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung）. The trade value even grew 61.9% percent compared to that in 2006.
As for the total volume of cargo handled annually, after surpassing 90 million metric tons for the first time in 2006, Taichung Port set another record high point of 90.80 million metric tons in 2007, and is optimistically expected to reach the milestone of 100 million metric tons after those BOT/BOO projects start to operate in Taichung Port.
At present,
there are lands of 591 ha. and 117 ha. left for rent respectively in the
specialized zone and free trade port zone. We sincerely welcome the investments
and establishment of businesses to Taichung Port, not only by all sectors but
Taiwan businessmen in Mainland China as well.
In our website, you can
learn the past, present and future of Taichung Port,
as well as the location, port plan, the
climate and environment of the local waters. The site
also has information on
equipment, main shipping lines, services, and the latest
information concerning construction and berths. In the links section, you can
link to other
international ports, including the main business ports in the world.
We have been working hard with ambition towards our goal of
serving the country for economic development and freight advantage, and
providing the best service to customers. Of course, we always welcome your
suggestions for how we can improve our services.
Lastly, thank you for
your visit
Best Regards,
Long-Wen Lee
Director
Director e-mail: director@mail.tchb.gov.tw
Tel: 886-4-26571919
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