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1.The scope of the port area is vast, and has the potential of being developed into regional processing reexportation and the physical distribution center.
The total area of Taichung Port amounts to 11,285 hectares, being the biggest international commercial harbor in Taiwan. It has various specialized area, providing the cargo owner to store up the cargo, to assemble, to do simple processing, and it is being the subpackage allocation center, and the network center of regional processing reexportation and rear service of physical distribution. All of these enhances the cargo attachment value.
2.The geographical position is moderate and the transportation is away from short.
Taichung Port is located in central Taiwan with approximately 110 nautical miles from north Keelung Port and 120 nautical miles from south Kaohsiung port separately, Not only it being the transportation center of northern and southern Taiwan, but the center point of the route from Shanghai to Hong Kong, extending out to southeast coastal ports of mainland displaying a radial shape equal-lengthened. Taichung Port has the shortest distance from mainland which reduces the navigation time and transportation cost.
3.Perfect highway system for connecting outside roads.
(1)Five highways stretching out
Roads of Extra one, Extra two, Extra three, Taiwan 17, Taiwan 61 link to provincial roads in radial shape and the federal highway, leading a rapid pass through Taiwan.
(2)North-south railroad submarine cable
Connects north and south Taiwan, and suits the massive transportation.
(3)Close to central International airport, and convenient for sea and air combined transportation.
Taichung Port's geographical position is the closest to southeast coastal ports in mainland. The superiority for the direct navigation at both straits is foreseeable.
5. It Is Close to Many Industrial Districts and Export Processing District.
Taichung Portis close to Jhangbin Industrial District, GuanlianTanzih Industrial District, Jhonggang sub-processing region and Central Taiwan Science Park, having benefits in the development of processing exportation, warehousing transportation, enhancing the cargo attachment value.
6.Harbor Work Privatization.
Taichung Port's loading & unloading of the warehouse has been open to private investment since the very beginning. There were more than 77 manufacturers with the total amount surpassing510,000hundred million TWD. The industries invested include the cereal, the cement, the coal, the fluid goods (including oil, chemical, and sugar honey), etc. Its loading and unloading facilities were all invested by private enterprises. The entrepreneur is highly independent in managing.
7.Informational Harbor Management.
Taichung Port has quite a scale of promoting computerization of navigation business. For example, harbor work system of the Taiwan Port NET and MT-Net were set up forthe domestic and foreign entrepreneurs to inquire and download both static and dynamic data. The Electron Bill, Receipts and Disbursements , Connection System of Harbor Work, The Commercial Harbor Service Fee Levies, and The Establishment of The Sole Window Service Platform of The Navigation Port, the Shipping Industry & In and Out Port Visa Management , and Detail Plans Establishment of the Harbor Information and so on. Taichung Harbor has been developed into an intelligent port with high additional value.
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