Taicang port's cross-strait direct shipping cargo up 16pc in first quarter
2012 05 14
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THE Port of Taicang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, posted a year-on-year increase of 15.6 per cent in the mainland-Taiwan direct shipping cargo volume to 11,000 TEU.
Tonnage of these cargo grew 12.5 per cent to 157,000 tonnes. The number of direct shipping vessels increased 20 per cent to 55, according to Xinhua.
In December 2008, Taicang became one of the first ports operating mainland-Taiwan direct shipping services. This year, the port's direct service to Taiwan will be upgraded to one sailing a day.
Taicang is situated at the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary in Suzhou city up upstream from Shanghai. Suzhou is the one of the most heavily invested cities in mainland by Taiwan investors with over 9,500 Taiwanese invested companies.
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