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The Port of Hualien () is an international
port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
on the
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
in Hualien City, Hualien County,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. Its artificial harbor protected by breakwaters was built in 1930–1939. There are 25 wharves in Hualien Port. The annual container volume is about 13 million tons. The port mainly transports local gravel, cement, and marble, and is host to cruise ships and
whale watching Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and dolphins ( cetaceans) in their natural habitat. Whale watching is mostly a recreational activity (cf. birdwatching), but it can also serve scientific and/or educational purposes.Hoyt, E. 2 ...
boats. The port is operated by the Taiwan International Ports Corporation which is the state-owned harbor management company.


History

The Port of Hualien was constructed from 1930 to 1939 ( Japanese rule), for carrying local granulated sugar to Japan and transporting island-round cargo. The government declared it one of the four international harbors on 1 September 1963. The harbor facilities were improved in an expansion project in 1991.


Sister ports

The Port of Hualien has the following Sister Port agreements: * Brownsville, Texas *
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, California * Ishigaki, Okinawa


See also

* List of East Asian ports * Transportation in Taiwan


References


External links

* 1939 establishments in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Hualien County Hualien Transportation in Hualien County Hualien City {{Taiwan-geo-stub