General Description
Location: Gamcheon is situated on the SE coast, 60 km. SW of Ulsan, at the mouth of the Naktong River.
General overview: Gamcheon is a subport of Busan. 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. 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.
Traffic figures: Approx. 12,000,000 tons of cargo are handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max. size:
-Containers: 50,000 d.w.t., depth 13.0 m.
-Bulk: 50,000 d.w.t., depth 12.0 m.
-Tankers: 6,000 d.w.t., depth 7.0 m.