The shipping platform

Location: Taipei (also known as Tan-Shui) is situated in Pali, near the N end of Taiwan Island, 34nm to the W of Keelung. General overview: The Taipei port is the biggest container facility in the northern region of Taiwan. Built by reclamation of coastland and comprising an artificial harbour, it is located in Pali close to Keelung port. It was dredged and expanded using innovative technologies to achieve the highest productivity and lower the project’s environmental impact. Presently, the port has 14 operational docks that deal with shipments of petrochemicals, containerised goods and bulk. The port also has 7 berths exclusively for handling containers with an annual capacity of more than 2,600,000 TEUs. The port has enormous storage space and 6 warehouses for storing bulk cargoes. Separate paved space is available for keeping containers. Traffic figures: Approx 2,980 vessels, 38,340,000t of cargo and 434,750TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Fully operational limits: -Chemical Tanker: LOA: 230 m; beam: 32.0 m; draught: 11.8 m; DWT: 50,000; -Bulk: LOA: 265 m; beam: 38.0 m; draught: 13.8 m; DWT: 80,000; -Container: LOA: 340 m; beam: 45.3 m; draught: 14.0 m; size: 8,000TEU -General Cargo: LOA: 190 m; beam: 27.1 m; draught: 10.9 m; DWT: 30,000 -Ro-Ro: LOA: 195 m; beam: 27.0 m; draught: 9.5 m; DWT: 15,000 The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 367 m; draught: 14.8 m; deadweight: 241,960 t.