2021/05/27 14:29 Tai Hwa ferry will be replaced in August 2023 (Maritime and Port Bureau photo) Tai Hwa ferry will be replaced in August 2023 (Maritime and Port Bureau photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A new ferry that will ply the route between the southern port city of Kaohsiung and the Penghu islands in the middle of the Taiwan Strait will be able to transport 80 cars and four buses when it starts operations in August 2023, reports said Thursday (May 27). The new ship will also carry up to 10 containers and include 300 sleeping berths, 100 more than the Tai Hwa ferry which has been operating the route for 32 years, CNA reported. However the maximum number of passengers will be cut almost in half, from 1,150 to fewer than 700, according to the Ministry of Transportation s Maritime and Port Bureau (MPB).