The shipping platform

Location: Daesan (also known as Taesan) lies on the west coast, approx. 30 n.m. SSW of Incheon. Tangjin is located 6 n.m. to the NE of Daesan and Taean 9 n.m. to the SW. General overview: The port has a refinery which is mainly a producer of petrochemical products concentrating on the naphtha cracking business of synthetic resins, compounding resins and fine chemicals. Managed by Samsung General Chemicals Co in the No 1 Complex, Hyundai Petrochemical Co Ltd in the No 2 Complex, and Hyundai Oil Refinery Co in the No 3 complex. The port also has an offshore SBM. The nearby sub ports of Boryeong (also known as Kojong Hang), Dangjin and Taean 80km S, are all power station jetties for imported coal. Daesan Port consists of seven berths: Hyundai Oilbank Dolphin (suitable for crude oil and refined products), Hyundai Oilbank Mooring Bouy (suitable for crude oil), SEETEC Dolphin (suitable for petrochemical products), Samsung Total Dolphin, Samsung Total Wharf (suitable for terephthal), Berth No.1 (suitable for general goods) and Korea Notional Oil Corporation berth. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: -Daesan Port: KNOC Berth: LOA 330m, draught 23.0m, 325,000DWT. -SBM: Draught 20.6m (ford), max 300,000DWT (min 30,000DWT). Breakbulk: 20,000 d.w.t. Tankers: 325,000 d.w.t., draft 20.5 m. Gas: 100,000 d.w.t., LOA 280 m., draft 14.8 m. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 340 m, draught: 17.1 m, deadweight: 320,054 t.