Taiwan Ocean Research Institute

The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI; Chinese: 台灣海洋科技研究中心; pinyin: Táiwān Hǎiyáng Kējì Yánjiū Zhōngxīn) is the national marine science and technology institute of Taiwan.

TORI is part of the National Applied Research Laboratories under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan).

[2] In 2018 the research vessel Legend conducted a number of meteorological and hydrological surveys in the South China Sea.

[4] In 2018 CSBC Corporation, Taiwan held a steel cutting ceremony for the third of three new ocean research vessels for TORI.

[8][9] She was built in Vietnam by Singapore's Triyards Marine Services (TMS) at a cost of NTD870 million and features a hybrid-electric propulsion system.