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https://en.motcmpb.gov.tw/
Taiwan’s four port authorities, Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Hualien, were originally administrative units under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. For years, these units acted as a public authority and took charge of port business management in a quasi-governmental role. Under such a setup, their legitimacy and fairness was questioned and port development was restricted by the complexity of the regulatory environment. Their lack of flexibility and responsiveness to market changes impeded port development and consequently suppressed the development of international competitiveness. Therefore, in the planning of government organizational reform, known issues and problems were raised and a decision to separate business management from the administrative system was made with reference to the maritime management systems of other developed nations. Under this framework, the four port authorities were consolidated into the Maritime and Port Bureau (MPB) and the Taiwan International Ports Corporation Ltd. The former acts as a government body in charge of maritime and port-related public administration, and the latter is an independent business in charge of business management and development.
