Taichung Port overtakes Keelung in cargo

Taichung Port has surpassed Keelung Port to become the nation's second largest, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said.

Taichung Harbor Bureau statistics showed that the total cargo handled at that port topped 90.7 million tonnes for the first time this month, reported Taipei Times.

Kaohsiung Port, which handles about 381 million tonnes of cargo per year, is the nation's largest seaport.

Keelung Port handles about 63.5 million tonnes of cargo per year. Part of the cargo previously handled at Keelung Port is now processed at Taipei Port instead. The Taipei facility was opened in 2003.

The ministry said the total cargo handled reached 88.6 million tonnes between January and last month, registering 21 percent growth compared with same time last year. The total containers handled also grew by 13.92 percent.
(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)