Busan Port (port code: KRPUS), also known as Pusan Port, is the largest port in South Korea. It is located at the mouth of the Naktong River, at the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, a little over 110 nautical miles east-southeast of the Port of Kitakyushu in Japan.
The port is divided into five areas: North Port, South Port, Gamcheon Port, Dadaepo Port and Busan New Port. North Port, the main harbour, has a natural deep-water harbour divided by Yong Do into two areas, comprising of an inner and outer harbour. The inner harbour is due to be urbanised and its commercial shipping will be moved to other areas of the port. The outer harbour handles mainly container cargoes and large cruise ships. South Port is mainly used by coastal and fishing vessels. Gamcheon Harbour, which is being further developed, handles containers, dry and liquid bulk and ship repair/drydock facilities. Dadaepo Port is a small port for ferries and general cargo. Busan New Port (PNC), in the district of Kadeokdo area to the west of Busan, is currently under construction with the first 18 new container berths in operation.
The port handles approximately 200 million tons of cargo and 14.2 million TEUs annually. The main exports leaving this port include machinery, manufactured products and containerised cargoes. The principal imports entering this port are cement, grain, machinery, oil, timber, steel products and containerised general cargo.
Each year about 83,547 vessels and 25,000 passengers visit this port. The types of vessels regularly calling at this port are cargo vessels, accounting for around 41%; fishing vessels, taking up about 17%; and tankers, taking a proportion of 14%. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 364 meters. The maximum draught is 13.6 meters. The maximum deadweight is 131,292t.