Pohang Port
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Pohang Port is in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the southeastern part of the Korean peninsula and is a major industrial port related to Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO).[1]
The Port is near the POSCO Pohang steel plant and Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant.
Location
Pohang Port is in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Coal handling
Pohang port has a total handling capacity of 91 million tons per year. The port is divided into:
- Shinhang (new port), which supports the steel industry, including POSCO,
- Guhang (old port, Songdo pier, passenger ferry pier, cargo pier, and Dongbin pier), which handles sand and oil products, and
- Yeongilmanhang, which opened in August 2009 as the first container pier for the Daegu-si and Gyeongsangbuk-do region.[2]
Piers 1 and 2 at the Shinhang handle coal, iron ore, and steel products and are primarily operated by POSCO. They have capacities of 50 million and 7 million tons per year, respectively.[3]
As of 2014, the port received Russian coal for South Korean steelmaker Posco from the North Korean Rajin Port, close to the Russian border.[4]
North Korean coal shipments
In August 2017, the U.N. banned North Korea from trading coal.[5][6] The 15-member body had been unanimously boosting sanctions on North Korea since 2006 in a bid to choke off funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.[7]
However, there have been reports of North Korean coal being smuggled into the port.[8][9]
Project Details
- Operator: Pohang Regional Oceans & Fisheries Administration
- Location: North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
- Annual Coal Capacity (Tonnes): 50 + 7 million
- Status: Operating
- Type: Imports
- Sources of coal: Russia
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Port of Pohang," eashco.co.kr, accessed May 2015
- ↑ "Pohang Port Introduction," Pohang, accessed October 2021
- ↑ "Shinhang," Pohang, accessed October 2021
- ↑ "South Korea Prepares for Coal Shipment From North Port," WSJ, November 28, 2014
- ↑ "South Korea Suspects 9,000 Tons of North Korean Coal Made It Into the Country," Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2018
- ↑ "U.N. cap on North Korean coal exports could decrease North Korean export earnings," EIA, June 9, 2017
- ↑ "U.S. targets North Korea coal shipments with new sanctions," Reuters, December 9, 2020
- ↑ "Exclusive: Despite sanctions, North Korea exported coal to South, Japan via Russia - intelligence sources," Reuters, January 25, 2018
- ↑ "Local company probed for buying coal," joongang, July 16, 2019
