Direct shipping is expected to shorten the trip by six to nine hours and lower costs by up to 30 %. This will facilitate the transshipment of intermediate goods by cross-strait manufacturing operations and open up shorter paths to port for Taiwanese fruits and vegetables, which will arrive in China that much fresher and be that much more competitive on the market there.
估計未來直航後，一趟航程將可節省約 6 至 9 小時，航運成本也可降低最多 3 成，除了便利兩岸製造業半成品轉運外，我國各地的生鮮蔬果農產品，更可就近輸出保持鮮度，將大幅提升產品的競爭力。