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TAICHUNG COUNTY, central Taiwan, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taichung Port has maintained a steady growth in cargo handling since beginning operations in 1976, Taichung Harbor Bureau officials said Tuesday.
At a ceremony celebrating the bureau's 30th founding anniversary, the officials pointed out that Taichung Port handled 88.43 million tons of cargo in 2005, representing a 46 per cent increase over 1996.
In the first nine months of this year, goods loaded and unloaded at the port reached 67 million tons, up 3.19 per cent from the same period of last year, according to the bureau, which administers the port.
Taichung Port, located in Wuchi, Taichung County, has 46 deep-water wharves and 15 specialized zones. It is the third-largest of Taiwan's four international commercial ports, behind Kaohsiung Port in southern Taiwan and Keelung Port in the north.
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Source: HighBeam Research, TAICHUNG PORT MAINTAINS STEADY GROWTH IN CARGO HANDLING.