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MARITIME CLUSTER NETWORKING
IN KOREA

Port

Port
World’s busiest
terminals across
all types of cargo

World’s 6th-largest container port

Ranking Country Ranking Country
1 Shanghai 6 Busan
2 Singapore 7 Guangzhou
3 Shenzhen 8 Qingdao
4 HongKong 9 Dubai
5 Ningbo 10 Tianjin
Source: http://www.worldshipping.org/

Ports in Korea comprises:

  • - 64 ports in Korea
  • - 928 ships berthed simultaneously
  • - 9 ports with covering capacity of 300K dwt vessels
  • - 179,687 meter-long quay walls
  • - 17,893,000,000 m2 area of hinterland

Each year, Ports in Korea handle:

  • - More than 24.8 million TEUs
  • - 608.4 million metric tons of dry bulk cargo
  • - 389.4 million metric tons of liquid cargo
  • - 17,300 vessel calls
port

Why Korean Port?

  • 01.
    Ideal geographical
    advantages for
    logistics hub
  • 02.
    Logistics infrastructure
    connecting to airports,
    road, railway, bridges
    as well as seaports
  • 03.
    One of top exporting
    & importing countries
  • 04.
    Superb ICT
    Infrastructure
  • 05.
    Vast pool of skilled
    workers with high
    -level educational
    background

Leading Companies

Busan Port Authority

Busan Port AuthorityType of cargo
  •  Container91%
  •  Dry Bulk7%
  •  Oil/Product2%
Volume of cargo
  •  Costal11228767
  •  T/S189072068
  •  Export84423889
  •  Import61915347

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority

Yeosu Gwangyang Port AuthorityType of cargo
  •  Container14%
  •  Dry Bulk35%
  •  Oil/Product51%
Volume of cargo
  •  Costal29961184
  •  T/S32381188
  •  Export54229523
  •  Import138684239

Ulsan Port Authority

Ulsan Port AuthorityType of cargo
  •  Container3%
  •  Dry Bulk28%
  •  Oil/Product69%
Volume of cargo
  •  Costal21010005
  •  T/S2585745
  •  Export66324642
  •  Import101799762

Port of Incheon

Port of IncheonType of cargo
  •  Container3%
  •  Dry Bulk28%
  •  Oil/Product69%
Volume of cargo
  •  Costal32021101
  •  T/S571368
  •  Export23561039
  •  Import93930380
Hyundai Heavy Industries Deliveries
Samsung Heavy Industries
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