Under the five-year programme significant investment will made to upgrade port infrastructure and will include a new container facility for Kaohsiung port.

State-run operator Taiwan International Ports (TPI) runs the country’s international ports — Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Hualien — and has called for a TND 50.7bn (USD 1.69bn) investment for current projects, and a further TND 15.3bn (USD 0.5bn) for future projects.