TAIWAN has finished the land reclamation project at the
Port of Kaohsiung to facilitate the building of the new mega ship Intercontinental Container
Terminal (ICT).
The project, known as ICT phase
two, is the largest infrastructure project in Taiwan's history, according to
the Taiwan International
Ports Corporation (TIPC).
The land reclamation was
completed in December 2019, as the country looks to build "a new large
container transshipment terminal," reported London's
Port Technology.
The TIPC said the new hub will be
"ideally suited to the long-term needs of global shipping," meaning
larger ships will be able to call at Kaohsiung in the future.
It is also hoped the land
reclamation will streamline current container terminal operations.
In
total, 422.5 hectares of land will be
reclaimed and this will include space for 19 deep-water wharves and adjacent
yard land.
These will include 2,415 metres
of quay length to accommodate five 18-metre deep-water berths able to service
the latest fleet of mega ships.
It will also create new space for
related investment and activity and new opportunities for what the TIPC called
"port-city cooperation."
To further solidify its position
as a key shipping hub in the western Pacific, TIPC has signed long-term
contracts with container shipping companies and built out its modern
containership handling and logistics capabilities.
More broadly, it will create what
the TIPC calls an "engine for economic growth" in southern Taiwan and
facilitate the port of Kaoshiung's transformation into a smart port.
Source : HKSG.
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