Port of Taichung, a man-made port carved from a barren stretch of shallow shore on the west coast of central Taiwan, is a rather new international port. It is about 110 nautical mile voyage from Keelung Port to the north and Kaohsiung Port to the south respectively.

Taichung Port was projected to cope with the fast growing needs of the national economic development. Since the 1960s, Taiwan has vigorously striven for economic reconstruction. Foreign trade has rapidly increased and the two existing ports, Keelung and Kaohsiung, had gradually become congested. Hence the need for a new international port became imperative. After several years of study and surveys, Taichung Port was finally set to be constructed as a new international port. It would not only take off the pressure from the two existing shipping centers, but could in the meantime provide a gateway to central Taiwan to help promote balanced regional development.

Taichung Port Project called for a commercial port, an industrial port and a fishing port. It launched operation in 1976 after intensive construction.

At present, there are 50 deep-water wharves completely installed. With the most automatic and efficient equipment, the cargo handled in 2009 was over 89 million tons (including containers 1.19 million TEUs). By keeping the operational concept of Taichung Port in mind-- "Strengthening port business by cooperation and coordination, offering best services by active engagement and involvement", and working with experienced personnel, a significant annual growth rate can be anticipated in the coming years.

The future development project consists of a commercial port expansion plan and an industrial port development plan. It will be carried out according to the pace of international marine transportation development. The ultimate goal of Taichung Port Project is to build the port as a multipurpose port, possessing a commercial port with 83 deep-water wharves.

• Name： Mr. Lee, Tai-Hsin
• Date of Birth： Apr. 3,1965
• Nationality： R.O.C.
• Education： Bachelor of Accounting, Feng-Chia University
  
• Certificates： Senior Auditor, 1991
  Senior Accountant, 1992
  
• Career：
  Officer, Taichung Branch, Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA
  Officer, The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) of Executive Yuan
  Commissioner, DGBAS
  Editor, DGBAS
  Inspector, DGBAS
  Section Chief, DGBAS
  Senior Editor, DGBAS
  Senior Inspector, DGBAS
  Senior commissioner, DGBAS
  Senior Vice Director General, DGBAS
  Director of Accounting & Auditing, MOTC
  Director-General, Taichung Harbor Bureau
  
  

• To strengthen marketing and take the advantage of the port’s land for attracting investment, clustering industries, and so for creating multiple benefit.
• To promote and expand the contents and area as well of FTZ this port through providing high quality investment conditions, simplifying processes and energetic marketing.
• To encourage the liners to operate the cross-straits regular shipping by ways of improving the services and facilities at the passenger terminal.
• To build up recreational areas and 11 km bicycle lanes around the port with concept frame of Green Transportation and with connection to people livelihood, to show off the celebrating of 100th anniversary of the nation.
• To match the system restructuring of the Navigation & Harbor Management as well as to keep all port activities on track by actively setting the principle of responsibilities.
• To look after clients’ requirements and neighborhood relationships, always keep sound interaction with all partners.
• To integrate IT networks, and promote e-business.
• To value the environment by means of balancing the harbor construction and environmental protection.
• To make this port as a multi-function port with tourist capability, and hope to prosper local economy via tourism development as working with related industry.