Ho Mei-yueh explains that the First Container Center will become the Taipei area's most complete and modern base for ocean transport. It will be of tremendous assistance in reducing costs for northern manufacturers, which are often forced to ship through Kaohsiung. Furthermore, by serving bigger vessels, the center will be in step with the trend toward larger container ships, and it will help to increase Taiwan's competitiveness in international trade.
何美玥表示，其中第一貨櫃中心的興建，將是台灣地區最完整、最現代化的遠洋貨櫃基地，可以大大減少「北櫃南運」（北台灣貨櫃依賴高雄港出口）的成本支出，並因應貨櫃船日益大型化的趨勢需求，以增強國際貿易競爭力。