Busan
About 23 million TEU handled in 2023
Location and Figures
Overview
The busiest port in Korea and a top five container hub worldwide. Busan thrives on transshipment between China, Japan, Russia, and the Americas. The New Port at Gamman transformed capacity with dozens of deepwater berths after the city outgrew its older hillside harbor.
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