Under the
Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. Establishment Act, the company was founded on March 1, 2012. According to the act, the
Ministry of Transportation and Communications would merge the port operations of
Keelung Harbor Bureau,
Taichung Harbor Bureau,
Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau and
Hualien Harbor Bureau, to form the
Taiwan International Ports Corporation. The remaining operations of the four Harbor Bureaus, mainly concerning maritime administration, would be integrated to form the new
Maritime and Port Bureau. ==Organizational structure==