page_title: Kaohsiung
section_title: Port of Kaohsiung
hierarchical_section_title: Kaohsiung / Transportation / Port of Kaohsiung
caption_attribution_description: Information: Kaohsiung Harbor/ Canon EOS 300D/ EF18-55mm lens/ ISO 100-200/ taken by DDM Xiao/ 16 September, 2004 Information in Chinese: 高雄港/ Canon EOS 300D/ EF18-55mm lens/ ISO 100-200/ DDM Xiao攝於2004年9月16日
context_page_description: Kaohsiung City is a special municipality in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban centre to the rural Yushan Range with an area of 2,952 km².
  Kaohsiung city has a population of approximately 2.77 million people and is Taiwan's third most populous city.
  Since founding in the 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village into the political and economic centre of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as 'High Sufficiency' by GaWC, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbour in Taiwan while Kaohsiung International Airport is the second busiest airport in number of passengers. The city is well-connected to other major cities by high speed and conventional rail, as well as several national freeways. It also hosts the Republic of China Navy fleet headquarters and its naval academy. More recent public works such as Pier-2 Art Center, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts and Kaohsiung Music Center have been aimed at growing the tourism and cultural industries of the city.
context_section_description: A major port, through which pass most of Taiwan's marine imports and exports, is located in the city but is not managed by the city government. Also known as the "Harbour Capital" of Taiwan, Kaohsiung has always had a strong link with the ocean and maritime transportation. Ferries play a key role in everyday transportation, especially for transportation across the harbor. With five terminals and 23 berths, the Port of Kaohsiung is Taiwan's largest container port and the 13th largest in the world. In 2007 the port reached its handling capacity with a record trade volume of 10.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). A new container terminal is under construction, increasing future handling capacity by 2 million TEU by 2013.
  The Port of Kaohsiung is not officially a part of Kaohsiung City, instead, it is administrated by Kaohsiung Port Authority, under the Ministry of Transportation. There is a push for Kaohsiung City to annex the Port of Kaohsiung to facilitate better regional planning.
  Kaohsiung is one of the biggest ports in the world for importing shark fins, sold at high prices in the restaurants and shops of Taiwan and China. They are brought in from overseas and are placed out to dry in the sun on residential rooftops near the port.
caption: Northern portion of Kaohsiung harbor viewed from Cijin island lighthouse hill.
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