Taiwan to upgrade five ports

An STS crane collapsed at Keelung Port on Monday, during the delivery of new cranes for the China Container Terminal Corporation.

Konecranes to supply five hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes to CMA CGM Kaohsiung Terminal in Taiwan, with delivery set for mid-2025.

Four seafarers from the sunken cargo ship Fu Shun remain missing off Taiwan’s coast after Typhoon Gaemi, with the captain’s body found.

Typhoon Gaemi has sunk a tanker off the Philippines, killing one crew member, and a general cargo vessel off Taiwan, leaving six crew members missing.

Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) has concluded a long-term lease agreement with Seoul-based HMM for berths 76-78 at the port of Kaohsiung. The deal will lead to the South Korean carrier investing in new equipment and using the port as one of its primary Asia-Pacific operations centres.

In a further sign of the severe difficulties being experienced by the world’s liner shipping companies, the Taiwanese Government has announced a NT$60B (US$1.88B) aid package to operators based in the country.