Kaohsiung makes top-10 container port listBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Port of Kaohsiung was rated as one of the world’s top 10 container ports last year, despite a decrease in the number of containers it handled, Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) said yesterday. The Norwegian Sun cruise ship is docked at the Port of Kaohsiung on Dec. 2. It said that 567 cruise ships made port calls, bringing in 1.15 million travelers, surpassing 1.05 million travelers in 2019. Before the pandemic, 90 percent of the cruise ships docking at the Port of Keelung were “contemporary” cruise ships, while “premium,” “luxury” and “expedition” cruise ships accounted for only 2.7 percent, 5.7 percent and 1 percent respectively, it said. The company has established a cruise ship marketing division in light of the increases, while its branch office in Keelung is to launch a cruise ship business development department on July 1, Chou said.

Source: Taipei Times January 13, 2026 17:13 UTC