Editing Kaohsiung (section)

===Port of Kaohsiung===
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[[File:Ddm 2004 028 Kaohsiung Harbor.jpg|thumb|Northern portion of Kaohsiung harbor viewed from Cijin island lighthouse hill]]

A major port, through which pass most of Taiwan's marine imports and exports, is located in the city but is not managed by the city government. Instead, it is administered by Kaohsiung Port Authority, under the Ministry of Transportation. There is a push for Kaohsiung City to annex the Port of Kaohsiung to facilitate better regional planning.

Also known as the "Harbour Capital" of Taiwan, Kaohsiung has always had a strong link with the ocean and maritime transportation. [[Ferries]] play a key role in everyday transportation, especially for transportation across the harbor. With five terminals and 23 berths, the ''Port of Kaohsiung'' is Taiwan's largest [[container port]] and the 13th largest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports |title=Top 50 World Container Ports {{!}} World Shipping Council|website=www.worldshipping.org |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115163646/http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports |archive-date=15 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007 the port reached its handling capacity with a record trade volume of {{TEU|10.2&nbsp;million|first=yes}}.<ref name="LLDCN">{{cite news |last=Dale |first=Jamie |title=Kaohsiung container port hits full capacity |work=Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News |page=16 |publisher=Informa Australia |date=17 January 2008}}</ref> A new container terminal is under construction, increasing future handling capacity by {{TEU|2 million}} by 2013.<ref name="LLDCN" />

Kaohsiung is one of the biggest ports in the world for importing [[Shark finning|shark fins]], sold at high prices in the restaurants and shops of Taiwan and China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ling |first=Lisa |date=2008-12-10 |title=Shark fin soup alters an ecosystem - CNN.com |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html |access-date=2021-05-15 |website=CNN |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515102202/https://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/pip.shark.finning/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They are brought in from overseas and are placed out to dry in the sun on residential rooftops near the port.