Ulsan Port Coal Terminal
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Ulsan Port Coal Terminal (Korean: 울산본항 석탄부두) is located at the south-east corner of the Korean Peninsula in Ulsan city, Yeongnam region, South Korea.
Location
Ulsan Port is located at the south-east corner of the Korean Peninsula in Ulsan city, Yeongnam region, South Korea.
Coal handling
CJ Logistics (CJ Korea Express) has been operating the Ulsan Port Coal Pier since 1984, when it signed a 50-year lease.[1] The coal terminal (or "Coal Pier") is one of many berths at the port.[2] The Ulsan Port is located near the Onsan Port.[3]
The terminal handled 325,308 tonnes of anthracite coal and 889,464 tonnes of bituminous coal, totaling 1,214,772 tonnes of coal.[4]
The coal is supplied to four local companies—Korea Zinc, Korea Energy, SK Chemicals, and Hanju—as well as four combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Busan, Daegu, Gimcheon, and Gumi.[5]
Relocation plans
In 2015, the "3rd Basic Port Basic Plan Revision Plan" proposed to relocate the coal terminal given its closeness to the Taehwa River estuary and the city; the terminal presented dust pollution and other inconveniences to citizens. There were plans to replace it with a "water-friendly space." However, the Ulsan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Administration and Ulsan Port Authority, the entities that own and manage the pier, also proposed a plan to convert the pier to handle liquid cargo if the coal terminal is removed.[1]
The coal terminal was scheduled to be relocated by 2020 according to plans, but updates were delayed due to the slow pace f development of the "Nam New Port" area. As of 2021, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries planned to move certain Ulsan Port terminal functions to Nam New Port by 2030. It also still had plans to use the existing coal pier as a liquid cargo handling wharf.[6][7] The Nam New Port appears to be at the Onsan Port.
Project Details
- Operator: CJ Logistics Co., Ltd.[8]
- Owner: Ulsan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office
- Location: Ulsan, South Korea
- Annual Coal-handling Capacity: 1.56 mtpa[8]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 1984[5]
- Type: Imports[5]
- Sources of coal:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "울산항 석탄부두 활용 두고 지자체-항만당국 '엇박자'," YNA, January 14, 2015
- ↑ "Ulsan Port," Ulsan Harbor Pilot, accessed October 2021
- ↑ "Onsan Port," Ulsan Harbor Pilot, accessed October 2021
- ↑ "국가물류통합정보센터". www.nlic.go.kr. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "울산신항, 대형선박 입항 길 열려…'에너지 허브' 도약 박차". v.daum.net. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "울산항 석탄부두 이전뒤 ‘액체화물 부두’로 활용된다," IUSM, January 11, 2021
- ↑ "“울산항 환경변화 대응 부두기능 재편 서둘러야”," KSILBO, May 28, 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "울산지방해양수산청 항만물류 울산항시설현황 일반현황". ulsan.mof.go.kr. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
