The shipping platform

Location: Samcheon Po is at the southern end of the Korean peninsula. General overview: This is a large harbour the limits of which extend N and E of Shinsu Do. During the fishing season large numbers of fishing boats use the harbour, the oldest part of which is a basin protected by a breakwater situated close NW of No Mal, a point 0.75nm N of Shinsu Do. The port handles bulk cargoes such as crystal, kaolin, coal. Samcheonpo harbor is the gateway to a number of small islands lying offshore, where people still practice a traditional fishing subsistence. Traffic figures: Approx. 7.2 million tons of coal are handled annually. The Newport Pier has a 1.3 million ton capacity, but it is unclear if it handles coal. Load line zone: Summer. Max. size: draught: 18 m; size: 200,000 DWT The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 292 m, draught: 14.8 m, deadweight: 181,366 t.