Port of Taichung
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Taichung: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 19:13 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Taichung, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
4 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 WAN HAI 295Cargo | Oct 4, 2026, 02:00 UTC | TW TXG | UN/LOCODE |
 GLORY TIANJINCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 4, 2026, 03:00 UTC | >TW TXG | UN/LOCODE |
| JJ STARCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 4, 2026, 08:30 UTC | >TW TXG | UN/LOCODE |
 FORTUNE GLOBETanker | Oct 4, 2026, 15:00 UTC | TAICHUNG | Name match |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 3, 2026, 19:13 UTC.
Vessels near Taichung
Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.
No vessels detected near Taichung in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Taichung from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 57955). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Lake or canal
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 13 m
- Mean tide
- 5 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Taichung over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 86° | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 122° | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 24 | |
| 6 | 347° | 14 | 0.5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 33° | 12 | 0.6 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 29° | 12 | 0.7 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 28° | 12 | 0.7 | 5 | 24 | |
| 20 | 18° | 31 | 1.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 23 | 28° | 36 | 2.6 | 8 | 24 | |
| 24 | 34° | 36 | 2.6 | 8 | 24 | |
| 24 | 31° | 37 | 2.3 | 8 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 6 km away.
Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.
A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.
Taichung: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)
Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.
The IMF estimates 106 port calls in the 7 days and 460 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 1% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (467).
- Container
- 206
- Tanker
- 105
- Dry bulk
- 92
- General cargo
- 53
- Ro-ro
- 4
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 5.1 million tonnes.
09-12 15 | 09-13 10 | 09-14 14 | 09-15 23 | 09-16 22 | 09-17 13 | 09-18 20 | 09-19 13 | 09-20 15 | 09-21 13 | 09-22 20 | 09-23 18 | 09-24 13 | 09-25 14 |
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).
Taichung: global benchmarks
How Taichung compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #126 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "TAICHUNG" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 257.4
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 7% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Taichung: official port statistics
Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 13,145
- 14% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 129.8 million GT
- 1% less than the year before
- Container throughput (TEU), 2025
- 1,590,768
- 1% less than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 64.2 million tonnes
- 7% less than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 4,644
- 13% less than the year before
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Top connected ports: Taichung
Ports with the most ship movements to and from Taichung, September 2025 to August 2026: arrivals from each port plus departures to it, as reported monthly by Taiwan's Maritime and Port Bureau. Voydar adds up the reported counts; only ports the report names are ranked.
| Port | Arrivals from | Departures to | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung TWKHH | 1,506 | 1,765 | 3,271 |
| Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL | 985 | 295 | 1,280 |
| Taipei TWTPE | 505 | 385 | 890 |
| Xiamen Pt CNXMG | 113 | 271 | 384 |
| Singapore SGSIN | 200 | 124 | 324 |
| Hualien TWHUN | 109 | 140 | 249 |
| TWZZY TWZZY | 110 | 132 | 242 |
| Hong Kong HKHKG | 52 | 183 | 235 |
| TWLIL TWLIL | 101 | 100 | 201 |
| Mai-liao TWMLI | 73 | 128 | 201 |
Derived by Voydar (method: port_top_connections v1) from tw_imarine_port_pairs. Computed September 30, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 27, 2008, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Feb 27, 2008국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases)7 km away
Source: 국립해양조사원 선박사고 포인트 (KHOA marine casualty points from KMST cases). 출처: 해양수산부 국립해양조사원, 선박사고 포인트(해양안전심판원), 공공데이터포털 (Source: KHOA marine casualty points, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal, data.go.kr). Licence: data.go.kr: 이용허락범위 제한 없음 (no restriction on the scope of use).
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Sep 8, 1990. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultJun 1, 1995Vessel93 km away
ON 01 JUN 95 THIEVES IN TWO CHINESE FISHING VESSELS BOARDED THE TAIWANESE FISHING VESSEL TSAI HSING SHUN NO.2 IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT, APPROXIMATELY 45NM OFF THE WEST COAST OF TAIWAN. GOLD AND CASH WERE STOLEN. NO INJURIES TO THE FIVE-MEMBER CREW WERE REPORTED.
- Pirate AssaultSep 8, 1990Fishing Vessel93 km away
8 SEPTEMBER 1990. TAIWAN. THREE TAIWAN FISHING VESSELS WERE SEPERATELY ROBBED AND THEIR CREW BEATEN BY CLUB-WEILDING PIRATES ON BOARD SEVERAL MAINLAND BOATS OFF TAICHUNG, CENTRAL TAIWAN. TWO OF THE FISHERMEN WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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