The Busan Port Authority (BPA) is responsible for developing, managing, and operating the Port of Busan. The BPA's area of responsibility extends to Gamcheon Port, which supplements the Port of Busan, and Busan New Port on Gaduk Island, which is scheduled for completion in 2011.
Busan Harbour
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Within the Port of Busan, the BPA manages the quay wall where commercial vessels berth, the fishing boat quay, piers, dolphins, anchoring facilities, storage yards and facilities, loading/unloading facilities, cargo distribution and sales facilities, and passenger conveniences. The BPA is committed to providing outstanding services that support national economic growth and make the Port of Busan a central harbor for Northeast Asia.
The Port of Busan is a vital gateway for Korea, connecting the country to the Pacific Ocean and Asia. It is Korea's main port, handling about 40% of the country's overseas cargo, 80% of its container cargo, and 40% of Korea's national fishery production. Some 130 vessels call at the Port of Busan each day.
In 2007, over 13.7 thousand vessels entered the Port of Busan, and the port handled a total of 13.3 million TEUs of containerized cargo. This included 3.7 million TEUs of imports, 3.7 million TEUs of exports, 5.8 million TEUs of transshipments, and 6.2 thousand TEUs of coastal cargoes. In 2007, the Port of Busan handled over 432.4 thousand TEUs of refrigerated goods and almost 365 thousand TEUs containing hazardous goods. Within these TEUs was 243.6 million tons of cargo.
Ships in the Port of Busan
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The single most dominant containerized cargo handled by the Port of Busan in 2007 was textiles (82 million tons). Other major cargoes passing through the Port of Busan included electronics (19.2 million tons), plastics and rubber (17.5 million tons), steel and steel products (10.7 million tons), chemical products (10.5 million tons), prepared foodstuffs (9.4 million tons), petroleum products (7.9 million tons), non-metal products (6.2 million tons), automobiles and auto parts (5.6 million tons), animal and vegetable products (4.6 million tons), wood and wood goods (3 million tons), fish and shellfish (2.5 million tons), cereals (1.5 million tons), cement (1.3 million tons), and other ores (1.3 million tons).
In addition to 38 million tons of "miscellaneous" goods, the Port of Busan handled other containerized cargoes in 2007 that included fertilizers, meat, scrap metal, leather, fats and oils, iron ore, rough wood, natural sand, milling industry products, sugars, petroleum and other gases, crude petroleum, and coal.
- South Port
South Port in the Port of Busan is the largest fishing base in South Korea. South Port is home to the Busan Cooperative Fish Market which accounts for 30% of the nation's total marine products sales volume. The Port of Busan's Jagalchi Market is the wholesale market for refrigerated fishery products, and several processing plants are located within the Port of Busan's South Port area. South Port covers a total of 90 thousand square meters. It includes over 4.1 kilometers of quays and a 400-meter breakwater. The waterfront area covers 23.9 thousand square meters.
Jagalchi Fish Market
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- Gamcheon Port
Gamcheon Port was created to handle increasing cargo volumes entering and leaving the Port of Busan and to supplement the North Port. Gamcheon Port boasts piers for deep-sea fishing vessels and costal general cargo vessels. It also includes a ship repair yard. The Port of Busan's Gamcheon Port handles some 12 million tons of cargo per year. Gamcheon Port covers a total area of more than 153 hectares. It contains over 6.6 kilometers of quays and a 1150 meter breakwater. The quays can berth 34 vessels in sizes varying from 50 thousand tons to two thousand tons.
- Busan New Port
The Port of Busan continues to grow as its volume of container traffic increases. The Port of Busan has been forced to use general quays for containers, making cargo-handling complicated and inefficient. Further, container vessels continue to grow: they become bigger and faster every day. The Port of Busan's aging facilities preclude the docking of larger container ships.
Nam Harbor
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The Port of Busan is also located adjacent to an urban area, and there are limits on port expansion. The Port of Busan decided to built a modern large-scale container terminal on Gaduk Island in 1995. Construction of the new terminal began in the fall of 1997 with the goal of completing the project in 2011.
Busan New Port contains the north, south, and west container quays on Gudak Island. The quay wall of Busan New Port has berthing space of 9.95 kilometers (6.1 miles) with 30 ship berths and the capacity to handle over eight million TEUs per year.
Container Terminals
- Port of Busan Gamman Container Terminal
The Port of Busan's Gamman Container Terminal opened in April 1998. Four companies operate at the terminal: Korea Express Company Limited, Hanjin Shipping Company Limited, Global Enterprise Company Limited, and Hutchison Korea Company Limited. The facilities include 1.4 kilometers of quays and berthing capacity for four 50 thousand ton vessels. The Gamman Container Terminal in the Port of Busan covers 731 thousand square meters and has capacity to handle 1.2 million TEUs each year. The terminal is equipped with state-of-the-art container-handling equipment.
- Port of Busan Shinsundae Container Terminal
The Shinsundae Container Terminal in the Port of Busan opened in 1991. Operated by Pusan East Container Terminal Company Limited, the facilities include 1.2 kilometers of quays and capacity to berth four 50 thousand TON vessels. Covering a total of over one million square meters, the Shinsundae terminal can handle 1.2 million TEUs per year.
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- Port of Busan Singamman Container Terminal
The Singamman Container Terminal opened in the Port of Busan in 2002, and it is operated by Dongbu Pusan Container Terminal Company Limited. The facilities include 826 meters of quays that can berth two 50 thousand ton and one five thousand ton vessels. The terminal covers 308 thousand square meters and can handle 650 thousand TEUs of cargo per year.
- Port of Busan Gamcheon Container Terminal
Operated by Hanjin Shipping Company Limited, the Port of Busan's Gamcheon Container Terminal opened in 1997. It contains 600 meters of quays with capacity to berth two 50 thousand ton vessels. This Port of Busan terminal covers 148 thousand square meters, and it can handle 340 thousand TEUs of cargo per year.
Cruise and Ferry Terminals
In the Port of Busan's North Port are other cargo- and passenger-handling facilities. The International Passenger Terminal opened in 1978 under joint public operation. The terminal handles both passengers and cargo in the Port of Busan. The quay is 460 meters long with alongside depths from one to 8.6 meters. The quay can berth one 10 thousand ton, one three thousand ton, and two 200 ton vessels at one time, and the quay has capacity to handle 318 thousand tons of cargo.
The Port of Busan Coastal Ferry Terminal, opened in 1978, is also under joint public operation. The quay is 480.4 meters long with alongside depths from 6 to 8 meters. The quay can berth seven 500 ton vessels and one vessel of six thousand tons, one of four thousand tons, and one of two thousand tons.
Jagalchi Market
Busan
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Port of Busan Quays
The Central Port in the Port of Busan has been operating since 1944. It is operated by Dongbu Corporation Global Enterprise Limited. The quay is 646 meters long with alongside depths from 8.5 to 9 meters. This Port of Busan facility has capacity to berth four 10 thousand ton vessels, and it can handle 180 thousand TEUs and 756 thousand tons of general cargo. The Central Port at the Port of Busan has a 28.9 thousand square meter storage yard.
Also in business since 1944, the Port of Busan's Pier 1 is under joint public operation and handles containers and general cargo. The quay is over one thousand meters long with alongside depths from 6 to 9 meters, and it can accommodate three 10 thousand ton vessels. With a 28.9 thousand square meter storage yard, Pier 1 can handle 381 tons of general cargo and 120 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo.
Pier 2 in the Port of Busan has operated since 1944 under joint public management. The quay is 924 meters long with alongside depths from six to 10 meters. The quay can berth one 20 thousand ton, three ten thousand ton, and one four thousand ton vessels. With a 14.5 thousand square meter storage yard, the Port of Busan's Pier 2 can handle 2.3 million tons of general cargo and 80 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo.
Gwanganli Beach in Suyeong-gu
Busan
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Opening in 1944, the Port of Busan's Pier 3 is operated by five companies. Pier 3 has a 1.3 kilometer long quay with alongside depths from 6.2 to 9 meters and capacity to berth one 20 thousand ton, three 10 thousand ton, two five thousand ton, and one 500 ton vessels. With a 61.7 thousand square meter storage yard, Pier 3 has capacity to handle 693 thousand tons of general cargo and 260 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo per year.
Pier 4 in the Port of Busan has also operated since 1944, and it is operated by Kukje Transportation Company Limited and Dong Bang Company Limited. With a 1.3 kilometer quay with alongside depth of 5.5 to 8.4 meters, the Port of Busan's Pier 4 can accommodate one 20 thousand ton, four ten thousand ton, two five thousand ton, and one three thousand ton vessels. It has capacity to handle more than 2.3 million tons of cargo.
Operated by Wooseong Company Limited, the Port of Busan's Grainary Pier opened in 1978. With alongside depth of 12 meters, the 371 meter long quay specializes in handling grains and can accommodate one 50 thousand tons vessel. It has capacity to handle over 1.2 million tons of cargo.
Opening in 1978, the Port of Busan's Pier 7 was constructed to handle scrap metal and iron ore, and coal; however, decreasing volumes of cargo in those areas has led to the Pier being converted for handling of general cargo. Pier 7 can handle a total of over 3.7 million tons of cargo for the Port of Busan.
Youngdo-gu district
Busan
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Operated by Dongkuk Transportation Company Limited, the Port of Busan's Pier 7-1 has a 539 meter long quay with alongside depths from 3 to 10.7 meters. It can accommodate vessels of 15 thousand (one vessel) and five thousand (two vessels) tons. Pier 7-1 has more than 20.4 thousand square meters of storage yard. Pier 7-2 is operated by Samju Shipping. Its 135-meter long quay has alongside depths from 10 to 11 meters, and it can accommodate one six thousand tons vessel. It has a 32.5 thousand square meter storage yard.
Pier 8 in the Port of Busan is used for military supplies and miscellaneous goods. Its 1 kilometer quay has alongside depths from 4.3 to 10 meters, and it can berth vessels of 15 thousand tons (3 vessels), 10 thousand tons (one vessel), five thousand tons (one vessel), and one thousand tons (one vessel). Pier 8 has capacity to handle 693 thousand tons of general cargo and 260 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo.
The Port of Busan's Yongho Pier opened in 1990 to handle general cargoes including hazardous and refrigerated goods and fishery landings. Its quay is 210 meters long alongside depth of 11 meters that can accommodate one 20 thousand ton vessel. The Yongho Pier in the Port of Busan has an almost seven thousand square meter storage yard and has capacity to handle 456 thousand tons of cargo.
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