The new five-year government plan 2027-2031 for the development of Taiwan's international and domestic ports provides for investments of 57.2 billion Taiwanese dollars (1.8 billion of US dollars), including 47.7 billion to finance 34 projects in the seven major international ports of Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Anping, Su-ao and Hualien and 9.5 billion for 73 projects in the four national ports of Budai, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

Presenting the new plan today, the Minister of Transport and Communications Minister, Chen Shih-Kai, specified that the first The objective of the programme is to strengthen the capacity of the container traffic in ports, in particular with the modernization of the port's third and fifth container terminals Kaohsiung to make them capable of accommodating 18,000 TEU ships in 2027 and 24,000 TEU ships in 2029. Other investments will be dedicated to the growth of cruise traffic in the port of Keelung also through the provision of the areas of the former Weihai military camp. Further investments will be allocated the energy transition of ports and the introduction of AI-based technologies.

The 2027-2031 plan provides that in the last year the traffic of the Containers in Taiwanese ports will rise to 15.5 million TEUs, while international passenger traffic will reach 1.4 million people.