Overview:
Nampo is located in the West Korean Bay near the Yellow Sea and on the left bank of the Datong River. It is 1.5km away from the estuary and is the outer port of Pyongyang. The distance between the two places is 70km.It was opened as a commercial port in 1897, and is now the main foreign trade port of industrial cities in central and Western Korea.
Nampo Port (port code: KPCHI), formerly known as Chinnampo Port, is the principal seaport of North Korea. It is located on the estuary of the Taedong River in western North Korea, facing the Yellow Sea, about 44 nautical miles downriver (southwest) from the capital city of P'yongyang. It is connected to P'yongang by railway and a large expressway.
The port handles a wide range of bulk cargoes, especially coal, ore and grain, also some containers. In addition to being a commercial port, the port is also a fishing and manufacturing center. It is a market center for marine products.
Each year the port handles over 70 vessels, among which around 67% are cargo vessels. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 111 meters. The maximum draught is 4.6 meters. The maximum deadweight is 6,926t.
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Nampo Port (port code: KPCHI), formerly known as Chinnampo Port, is the principal seaport of North Korea. It is located on the estuary of the Taedong River in western North Korea, facing the Yellow Sea, about 44 nautical miles downriver (southwest) from the capital city of P'yongyang. It is connected to P'yongang by railway and a large expressway.
The port handles a wide range of bulk cargoes, especially coal, ore and grain, also some containers. In addition to being a commercial port, the port is also a fishing and manufacturing center. It is a market center for marine products.
Each year the port handles over 70 vessels, among which around 67% are cargo vessels. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 111 meters. The maximum draught is 4.6 meters. The maximum deadweight is 6,926t.
