General Description
Location: Donghae, formerly known as Tonghae, is located on the E side of the Korean peninsula, approx 300km from Seoul.
General overview: Donghae is the largest port in eastern South Korea with sufficient depth of water, with only minor tidal changes, for large international vessels, including recent new container traffic. The main cargoes are cement and ferro-alloys, produced by local industries for export to China, Japan and Russia. The principal cargoes handled are break bulk cement, soft coal, limestone and gypsum.
The Port of Donghae covers about 135 hectares of area with over 100 hectares of water area at depths from 10 to 14 meters. The artificial harbor contains coastline of 20.7 kilometers, and the Port of Donghae experiences little effect from the tides.
The Port of Donghae is connected to the world’s largest cement plant, Sangyong Cement Donghae Plant, and to Dongbu Hannong Chemical Ferro-Alloy Plant, the largest like it in the country. It is also adjacent to the Bykpyeong Industrial Complex, a key component in South Korea’s trade relationship with North Korea. The Port of Donghae is connected to the nation’s rail system.
Vessels of over 50 thousand tons use the Port of Donghae on a daily basis. The port offers a large outdoor storage yard and a large secured site behind the quay. The Bukpyeong Industry Complex covers 2.6 million square meters, and the Logistics Distribution Complex is 396 thousand square meters.
Traffic figures: Approx 3,600 vessels and over 20,000,000t of cargo handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: LOA 225m, draught 12.5m, 60,000DWT.
Containers: 50,000 d.w.t., depth 14.0 m.
Passengers: 30,000 d.w.t., depth 12.0 m.
Bulk: 50,000 d.w.t., depth 14.0 m.
Largest vessel handled: LOA: 230 m, draught: 12.4 m, deadweight: 83,494 t.