Port of Busan

Port of Busan
Korean: 부산항
Hanja: 釜山港
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Location
CountrySouth Korea
LocationBusan
Coordinates35°06′14″N 129°04′44″E / 35.10389°N 129.07889°E / 35.10389; 129.07889
UN/LOCODEKRPUS[1]
Details
Opened27 February 1876
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Website
www.busanpa.com
Part of Port of Busan container terminal and the Naval base Oryuk-Do

The Port of Busan is the largest port in South Korea, located in the city of Busan, South Korea. Its location is known as Busan Harbor.[a]

The port is ranked sixth in the world's container throughput and is the largest seaport in South Korea. The port is operated by the Busan Port Authority, which was founded in 2004 as a public company. In 2019, around 22 million TEU were handled at 10 container terminals in Busan.[3]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (KR) - KOREA, REPUBLIC OF". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ EB (1878), p. 390.
  3. ^ 김상춘; 최봉호 (December 2015). "Economic Impacts of Container Freight Activities in Busan Port on the Regional Economy of Busan, South Korea". The Journal of International Trade & Commerce. 11 (6): 271–295. doi:10.16980/jitc.11.6.201512.271. ISSN 1738-8112.


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