68 Keelung Throughput: 1,577,825teu
(-23.2%)
The resumption of direct sea connections across the Taiwan Strait has not worked magic for Keelung, where throughput plunged by 477,433teu, or 23.2%, in 2009, dragging the port down 10 places in the Top 100. In order to compete with Xiamen and Fuzhou ports on
the other side of the strait and the new Taipei port nearby, Keelung launched a cut-throat incentive package in September 2009. Shipping lines that handle more transhipment containers at the public terminals on the west bank during the 12 months ending 31 August 2010 compared to the previous 12-month period will enjoy a 70% discount on the increased volume of 20ft boxes. A 75% discount will be given for additional 40ft containers transhipped at the port. These are considered big discounts compared with the
40-50% usually offered at Keelung. In 2009, Keelung completed the upgrade of berths 18 and
19 where the quay was extended from 324 metres to 364 metres and the draught deepened to 14.5 metres. The two terminals can now accommodate 8,000teu containerships. The NT$2.8bn (US$86m) enhancement of berths 18
and 19 was financially supported by Taiwan-based China Container Terminal Corporation (CCTC) which has signed an agreement with Keelung port to operate berths 19 to 21 for 38 years and two months. CCTC
has guaranteed to maintain the throughput of the three terminals at 500,000teu a year. China-Taiwan direct container volume grew 22.7%
to 120,000teu at Keelung in the first four months of 2010.
is to focus on: increasing efficiency and capacity through terminals and intermodal facilities; maximising the utilisation of real estate assets for warehouse and distribution use; and continuing to make key investments in infrastructure. Nonetheless, the port expects 2010 volumes to remain
down for a second year running. Alaska volumes, which account for one-third of the port’s containers, are also expected to be down again, but will outpace the port’s international volumes. Some recent carrier developments, though, suggest
69 Tacoma Throughput: 1,545,855teu
(-17.0%)
With a decline of 315,503teu, the port of Tacoma was no exception to the downward trend seen along the US west coast in 2009. In response, the port authority’s three-pronged strategy
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a more positive outlook. In March, Horizon Lines extended its agreement to call at APM Terminals in Tacoma for at least six more years. In April, K Line began calling with larger ships – six 5,200teu vessels – on its K-PNW Service. In May, Evergreen Line resumed its UAM service through Tacoma. Combined international and domestic intermodal
container traffic through Tacoma was 20% up in March 2010, the highest volume in 18 months. The port’s short- haul rail incentive program offers incentives to shippers moving containers within a 400-mile vicinity of the port. In 2009, Washington United Terminals took delivery of
two new super post-panamax gantry cranes and the terminal’s quay is currently being extended by 183 metres.
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