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Introduction
Hutchison Ports Gwangyang (legal name : Korea International Terminals Ltd.) was established in November 2001 as a joint venture company among Hutchison Ports, the major shareholder, Hyundai Merchant Marine and Hanjin Shipping. Hutchison Ports Gwangyang is located at Gwangyang Port Phase II-2, a natural deep-water port situated along the main trade arteries of Northeast Asia. Ideal for servicing large vessels, Hutchison Ports Gwangyang has a depth alongside of 16 metres and an approach channel depth of 20 metres.
Trade volumes within the region will enable Hutchison Ports Gwangyang to serve as a major transshipment centre not only for containers to/from Korea, China, Japan and other Asian countries, but North/South America, The Mediterranean, Europe and even Africa. Hutchison Ports Gwangyang also supports the growth of Korean export industries, particularly those located in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as the nearby Yeocheon Petrochemical Industrial Complex and Yeosu National Industrial Complex.
Hutchison Ports Gwangyang facilitates Korea’s growing container trade and accelerates the country’s advancement into Northeast Asia's leading logistics hub.
Trade volumes within the region will enable Hutchison Ports Gwangyang to serve as a major transshipment centre not only for containers to/from Korea, China, Japan and other Asian countries, but North/South America, The Mediterranean, Europe and even Africa. Hutchison Ports Gwangyang also supports the growth of Korean export industries, particularly those located in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as the nearby Yeocheon Petrochemical Industrial Complex and Yeosu National Industrial Complex.
Hutchison Ports Gwangyang facilitates Korea’s growing container trade and accelerates the country’s advancement into Northeast Asia's leading logistics hub.
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Facilities and equipment
| Major | Quantity | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berth | Ship berths | 4 | 2 (50,000 DWT) 2 (20,000 DWT) |
| Total length of berth (m) | 1,150 | 350X2 250 200 | |
| Depth alongside (m) | 16 | - | |
| Yard | Total area (hectares) | 68 | |
| Stacking Capacity (TEU) | 46,980 |