The Story of Taiwan's Yacht Industry Cluster

The Story of Taiwan's Yacht Industry Cluster

Taiwan has a booming IT industry and is one of the world's major manufacturers. Though its area is only a little over 35,000 sq. km, Taiwan has over 70 industry clusters. With their tight upstream and downstream structures and unrivalled efficiency and flexibility, there clusters are among the most competitive of their kind globally.

High-tech products are not the only flourishing industry in Taiwan. With continuous innovation, handcrafted goods and traditional industries that grew out of the country's local culture have also gained a competitive edge.

The Taiwan yacht industry cluster is visible in the Kaohsiung area along the Danshuei River. The most famous industry hub is near Kaohsiung in the Linhai, Tafa and Cijin areas. Kaohsiung is uniquely positioned because of its naval, trade and fishing ports. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan; consequently the labor force and marine technologies are easily accessible in the Kaohsiung area, which has enabled the yacht building industry to nourish.