With a cargo handling capacity last year of 1.2 million TEU (20-foot equivalent units), Taichung Harbor has an export processing zone anchored primarily by optics and electronics products, which have an extremely high value-added content. If Taichung Harbor could transship to the Yang-tze River delta area, with its huge concentration of Taiwanese-run businesses, the economic benefits would be considerable.
去年裝卸量一百二十萬個二十呎標準貨櫃的台中港，港區內的加工出口區以光學和電子產品為主，附加價值極高，若能與台商匯集的長江三角洲合作轉運，提升經濟的效能可觀。