Since early March, no Qatari cargo has docked at the terminal in Kaohsiung after the Strait of Hormuz was closed.
The disruption has halted tanker traffic to one of Taiwan's key liquefied natural gas storage sites, exposing vulnerabilities in energy supplies underpinning its high-tech economy.
The stoppage highlights limits in Taiwan's so-called silicon shield, as geopolitical shocks threaten fuel imports critical to power industry and broader economic resilience.
With summer power demand looming, can Taiwan's emergency energy deals avert a nationwide crisis?
As fragile US-Iran talks unfold, will the world's most vital energy waterway actually reopen?
Is Taiwan's sudden pivot back to nuclear power a desperate measure or a new permanent energy strategy?