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Busan

Name: Busan
Address: KR

Busan, Pusan · UN/LOCODE KRPUS · Scale rank #7 worldwide

Container throughput 2024: 24.40 m TEU
Container port rank: #7
Cargo pier depth: 15.5 m
Largest vessel: 139.7 m

Overview

Busan is a large seaport in South Korea – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). In 2024 it handled 24.40 m TEU, ranking No. 7 among the world’s container ports. Cargo pier depth up to 15.5 m; channel depth 12.5 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 139.7 m, beam 61.5 m, draft 15.0 m. Water body: Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean.

Country: South Korea
Water body: Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean
UN/LOCODE: KRPUS
WPI number: 60390
Coordinates: 35.1000, 129.0333
Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Shelter: Excellent

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth12.5 m

Anchorage depth12.5 m

Cargo pier depth15.5 m

Oil terminal depth6.4 m

Tidal range1.0 m

Max. vessel length139.7 m

Max. vessel beam61.5 m

Max. vessel draft15.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 100+ t
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Moderate
Dry dock: Large
Railway: Medium

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ Salvage tugs
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electricity
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Deck supplies
✓ Engine supplies
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

3 liner services call at Busan:

Schedule of Busan →Search vessel schedules

Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and South Korea share 3 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

South Korea market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Wakamatsu Ko	JP	Large	211 km
Kobe	JP	Large	563 km
Nagasaki	JP	Large	276 km
Osaka	JP	Large	586 km
Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko	JP	Large	567 km
Inchon	KR	Large	341 km
Onomichi-Itozaki	JP	Large	386 km
Gwangyang Hang	KR	Medium	119 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 157 (Enroute) - Coasts of Korea and China ↗