Korea Busan New Port Launches the Seventh Container Terminal

The seventh container terminal in Busan New Port of Korea has been launched to expand the container capacity.

The terminal was inaugurated on April 5 in the presence of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yue, who hailed the facility as a milestone for Busan Port to become a world-class intelligent port and a global logistics center.

The new facility is the country's first fully automated terminal, using remotely controlled ship-to-shore cranes, which were built in South Korea. Compared with other terminals, the automated process is expected to increase the port's productivity by 20% and significantly reduce the risk of safety-related accidents.

The development project will be carried out in stages, and the new port expansion plan will continue until about 2040-2050. According to the Busan Port Authority, the entire expansion project will cost about 32 billion US dollars.

In 2023, the throughput of Busan Port will be 22.75 million TEUs, an increase of 3.1% over 2022. 

韩国国际海运釜山新港启动第七个集装箱码头

       韩国釜山新港启动了第七个集装箱码头，扩大了集装箱容量。

       该码头于4月5日举行了启用仪式，韩国总统尹锡悦出席了仪式，他称赞该设施是釜山港成为世界级智能港口和全球物流中心的里程碑。

       新设施是该国第一个完全自动化的码头，采用远程控制船到岸起重机，这些起重机是在韩国建造的。与其他码头相比，自动化流程预计将使港口的生产率提高20%，并显著降低与安全相关的事故风险。

       该开发项目分阶段进行，新港口扩建计划持续到2040-2050年左右。据釜山港务局透露，整个扩建工程将耗资约320亿美元。

       2023年，釜山港的吞吐量为2275万标准箱，比2022年增长了3.1%。