The Port of Ulsan is in southeastern South Korea at the foot of the T’aebaek-sanmaek mountains on the shores of Ulsan Bay off the Sea of Japan. Called Pangojin until 1962, Ulsan is about 70 kilometers northeast of Pusan in the heart of Korea’s special industrial area.
Port History
The Port of Ulsan was a fishing port and agricultural market until 1962 when it was connected to rail and highway systems. By 1966, it was an open port with important industries within a 26-square kilometer area. Facilities in the area include a thermoelectric power plant, oil refinery, and factories manufacturing automobiles, aluminum, synthetic textiles, nylon, fertilizers, and thermoplastic resin.
The Port of Ulsan in Korea’s largest industrial port and plays a vital role in the country’s economy by providing raw materials and exporting manufactured products. It is managed by the Ulsan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, an organization also committed to improving the fishing industry through developing environmentally-friendly fish farms and providing new fishery technologies. The Ulsan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office is also working to create and maintain a healthy marine environment and preserve healthy marine ecosystems.
Port Commerce
The Port of Ulsan opened in 1963. It is a hub for the transport of liquid cargo in East Asia and has the largest petrochemical complex in Korea. The port’s development plan, extending from 1995 to 2011, will provide for cargo-handling capacity of 26 million tons a year, including 430 thousand TEUs. It envisions quay wall of 6.7 thousand kilometers with 29 vessel positions and a breakwater of 5.4 kilometers.
Cruising and Travel
The Port of Ulsan is not often visited by tourists, but it has a large foreign population of migrant workers, engineers, and English teachers. Travelers should plan to visit the city before the summer, between March and May and from October to December.
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