The Maritime Port Bureau has this year hosted the first competition on applied creative solutions for issues such as carbon emissions, harbor traffic control, human resource issues in the maritime transportation industry and government policies for national maritime carriers.
The event followed the release of archival data by the bureau.
It released the archives and held the competition to see how other groups would make use of the data, Bureau Deputy Director-General Chen Pin-chuan (陳賓權) said.
The innovative plans proposed by the participants have injected new life into the maritime industry, Chen said.
The competition was separated into two divisions working professionals and