臺灣為全球前15大貨櫃港口吞吐口量之國家，且位於全球空運最蓬勃發 展的亞洲地區。臺中市位處臺灣地理核心；對外，同時擁有港口及機 場二個國際門戶，對内，有完整的交通運輸系統，再加上周邊的中部科學園 區、臺中工業園區及臺中港關連工業園區等，形成強大的產業供應鏈，對於 人流與物流之需求甚殷。本研究目的主要探討透過海空雙星的發展計晝來建 構臺中市成為國際轉運城市，本研究藉由蒐集相關文獻、國外内海空港成功 案例及政府計晝，對臺中港及臺中機場進行SWOT策略分析及提出發展策 略，再整合為臺中市海空雙星具體發展計畫，包括：強化港市合作發展兩岸 轉運雙核心、轉運金三角優勢、發展觀光旅遊業、設置廉價航空站、大肚山 科技走廊產業鏈、海空港物流運輸路網、設立教育園區及串連中臺灣各園區 之聯外交通。本研究結果可作為未來中央政府政策及臺中市政府發展規劃的 參考依據。

Taiwan is not only a major container ships and air plans owning nations in the world, but it is also located in one of the busiest maritime and air traffic coiridors. Taichung Airport and Taichung Harbor are the main gateways for central Taiwan connect to the world, and both of these gateways are located in Taichung City. There are the Central Taiwan Science Park, Taichung Industrial Park, and Taichung Harbor Industrial Park in the city and all these industrial parks are highly dependent upon these two gateways to handle their international passengers and cargoes traffics. Comprehensive literatures are firstly reviewed and successful cases of seaport and airport around the world are then studied. This research employs the SWOT techniques to study Taichung airport and harbor to develop following development strategies for these two gateways: to enhance the collaborative connection between port company and city , to strengthen interactions among port company, airport company and high speed railway company, to increase cargo and passenger throughputs across the Taiwan Straits, to further develop tourism industiy in the city, to provide appropriate airport facilities for budget airlines, to improve the transportation network between harbor, airport and industrial parks, to build up the high-tech industrial cluster near DaDo Mt., and to construct Taichung as the Asian logistics gateway. The city government and central government can use the abovementioned strategies to develop these two gateways in Taichung city and to modify the current city development plan.