Nel 2003 il porto taiwanese di Keelung ha totalizzato una movimentazione contenitori pari a 2.000.706 pezzi da venti piedi, con una progressione del 4,3% rispetto a 1.918.597 teu movimentati nell'anno precedente. Analogo incremento del traffico containerizzato è stato registrato dall'altro porto taiwanese di Taichung, che ha chiuso il 2003 con un totale di 1.246.027 teu (+4,4%).
   
  Port of Keelung  Operational effectiveness statistics 
 (Source: Keelung Harbor Bureau)
|   | 
  Incoming Vessels | 
  Throughput | 
  Tonnage Handled | 
  No. of Container Handled | 
 
  V. | 
  G.R.T. | 
  [M.t.] | 
  [M.t.] | 
  [TEU] | 
 
  2002 Accumulative total | 
  9,085 | 
  119,010,618 | 
  34,542,191 | 
  88,911,035 | 
  1,918,597.50 | 
 
  December | 
  749 | 
  9,865,429 | 
  2,931,682 | 
  7,867,300 | 
  171,508.25 | 
 
  2003 Accumulative total | 
  9,119 | 
  111,404,297 | 
  28,429,244 | 
  93,103,938 | 
  2,000,706.50 | 
 
  January | 
  708 | 
  9,355,105 | 
  3,052,906 | 
  7,274,318 | 
  160,554.00 | 
 
  February | 
  564 | 
  7,053,940 | 
  1,955,981 | 
  6,062,822 | 
  128,754.25 | 
 
  March | 
  764 | 
  9,415,495 | 
  3,210,977 | 
  7,907,888 | 
  174,986.25 | 
 
  April | 
  759 | 
  9,301,859 | 
  2,880,560 | 
  7,660,540 | 
  168,483.25 | 
 
  May | 
  772 | 
  9,132,774 | 
  2,591,267  | 
  7,972,897 | 
  169,200.00 | 
 
  June | 
  753 | 
  9,396,847 | 
  3,005,583 | 
  7,733,834 | 
  167,686.50 | 
 
  July | 
  828 | 
  9,611,554 | 
  2,954,907 | 
  8,016,107 | 
  168,040.25 | 
 
  August | 
  807 | 
  9,602,676 | 
  2,925,859 | 
  7,796,709 | 
  161,341.75 | 
 
  September | 
  782 | 
  9,396,243 | 
  2,836,884 | 
  7,664,989 | 
  166,410.50 | 
 
  October | 
  842 | 
  9,933,823 | 
  3,014,320 | 
  8,531,776 | 
  179,178.50 | 
 
  November | 
  746 | 
  9,232,183 | 
  . . . | 
  7,953,157 | 
  174,205.75 | 
 
  December | 
  794 | 
  9,971,798 | 
  . . . | 
  8,528,901 | 
  181,865.50 | 
 
  Compared with previous month | 
  Number  | 
  48 | 
  739,615 | 
  . . . | 
  575,744 | 
  7,659.75 | 
 
  % | 
  6.43 | 
  8.01 | 
  . . . | 
  7.24 | 
  4.40 | 
 
  Compared with the same month of previous year | 
  Number | 
  45 | 
  106,369 | 
  . . . | 
  661,601 | 
  10,357.25 | 
 
  % | 
  6.01 | 
  1.08 | 
  . . . | 
  8.41 | 
  6.04 | 
 
  Cumulatived no. Compared with the same period of previous year | 
  Number | 
  34 | 
  -7,606,321 | 
  . . . | 
  4,192,903 | 
  82,109.00 | 
 
  % | 
  0.37 | 
  -6.39 | 
  . . . | 
  4.72 | 
  4.28 | 
 
 
  
 
   
  Port of Taichung  Business statistics 
Container (TEU) 
 (Source: Port of Taichung)
  Month  | 
  Total | 
  Import | 
  Export | 
  Transshipment | 
 
  2003/1 | 
  98,054 | 
  36,696 | 
  35,468 | 
  25,890 | 
 
  2003/2 | 
  86,017 | 
  29,365 | 
  30,286 | 
  26,366 | 
 
  2003/3 | 
  109,077 | 
  37,328 | 
  40,607 | 
  31,142 | 
 
  2003/4 | 
  105,492 | 
  36,940 | 
  35,106 | 
  33,446 | 
 
  2003/5 | 
  105,028 | 
  38,623 | 
  39,929 | 
  26,476 | 
 
  2003/6 | 
  100,133 | 
  34,656 | 
  37,786 | 
  27,691 | 
 
  2003/7 | 
  100,776 | 
  35,676 | 
  37,300 | 
  27,800 | 
 
  2003/8 | 
  101,043 | 
  35,313 | 
  37,628 | 
  28,102 | 
 
  2003/9 | 
  105,185 | 
  36,803 | 
  36,301 | 
  32,081 | 
 
  2003/10 | 
  110,371 | 
  36,510 | 
  41,647 | 
  32,214 | 
 
  2003/11 | 
  105,422 | 
  35,990 | 
  40,102 | 
  29,330 | 
 
  2003/12 | 
  119,429 | 
  40,693 | 
  43,083 | 
  35,653 | 
 
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  Year | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 
  2003 | 
  1,246,027 | 
  434,593 | 
  455,243 | 
  356,191 | 
 
  2002 | 
  1,193,657 | 
  430,680 | 
  436,365 | 
  326,612  | 
 
 
  
 
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