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Port, and Dadaepo Port, an International Passenger Terminal and the Gamman container terminal. The North Port provides passenger handling facilities and cargo, and with Gamcheon Port's help more cargo volumes can be handled (Ship Technology). The South Port is home to the Busan Cooperative Fish Market which is the largest fishing base in Korea, and it handles 30% of the total marine volume. The Dadaepo Port located west of the Busan Port, mainly handles coastal catches.
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exports of South Korea are integrated circuits, cars, refined petroleum, passenger and cargo ships, and vehicle parts. South Korea exports the most to China, the United States, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Japan. Imports to South Korea mainly come from China, Japan, the United States, Germany, and other Asian countries. In 2017 Busan processed more than 20 million TEU, twenty-foot equivalents (a measure used to estimate the capacity of container ships).
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In 2007 the Busan Port handled cargo containing fertilizers, meat, scrap metal, petroleum and other gases, crude petroleum, coal, leather, fats and oils, iron ore, rough wood, natural sand, milling industry products, and sugar. In 2016, South Korea exported a total of $ 515B and imported $ 398B. Top
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The Port of Busan continued to grow and by 2003 the port was the fourth largest container port in the world. South Korea accounted for 0.7% of global trade in 1970, but by 2003 it went up to 2.5%. 50% of the Busan's manufacturing jobs are related to exports, and 83% of the country's exports are
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Currently the Port of Busan is the fifth busiest container port in the world and the tenth busiest port in North-east Asia. It is developed, managed, and operated by the Busan Port Authority (BPA) established in 2004. Today the Port of Busan consists of four ports- North Port, South Port, Gamcheon
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containerized, making Busan the country's largest container and general cargo port. Compared to the Port of Busan, Inchon port handles only 7% of containers. Easy access to the Port of Busan between Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong contribute to its vast growth.
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The Port of Busan was established in 1876 as a small port with strict trading between Korea, China and Japan. It is situated at the mouth of the Nakdong River (
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The current traffic volumes and urban population categorize Busan as a Large-Port Metropolis, using the Southampton system of port-city classification.
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FREMONT, ANTOINE; DUCRUET, CESAR (September 2005). "The Emergence of a Mega-Port - from the Global to the Local, the Case of Busan".
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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
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Seo, Jeong Kyung; Cho, Mihye; Skelton, Tracey (2015-08-01). ""Dynamic Busan": Envisioning a global hub city in Korea".
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In 2021, a big cargo ship hit a number of cranes as it was parking. There were no injuries or deaths.
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China’s Maritime Silk Road and the Middle East: Tacking Against the Wind
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The Port of Busan also has 6 sister ports (listed in order of dates).
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Part of Port of Busan container terminal and the Naval base Oryuk-Do
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In the 19th century, Busan Harbor was known in English sources as
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to the Mediterranean and there to the Upper Adriatic region of
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Marcus Hernig: Die Renaissance der Seidenstraße (2018) pp 112.
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that runs from the Chinese coast towards the southern tip of
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Can the New Silk Road Compete with the Maritime Silk Road?
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Roberts, Toby; Williams, Ian; Preston, John (2021).
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Busan Harbor

Country
South Korea
Busan
Coordinates
35°06′14″N 129°04′44″E / 35.10389°N 129.07889°E / 35.10389; 129.07889
UN/LOCODE
www.busanpa.com

port
South Korea
Busan
South Korea
Silk Road
India
Mombasa
Suez Canal
Trieste
Central
Eastern Europe

United Kingdom
Port of Southampton
United States
Port of Seattle
Japan
Port of Osaka
Netherlands
Port of Rotterdam

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