Pohang Port

{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-SouthKoreacoal}}Pohang Port is in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the southeastern part of the Korean peninsula and has been developed as a major industrial port since the Pohang Iron and Steel Company's (POSCO) steel works.

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Coal

Piers 1-2 import coal. Piers 3-5 export steel goods.

The port receives Russian coal for South Korean steelmaker Posco from the North Korean Rajin Port, close to the Russian border.

Project Details

• Operator: Pohang Regional Oceans & Fisheries Administration
• Location: North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
• Annual Coal Capacity (Tonnes):
• Status: Operating
• Type: Imports
• Sources of coal: Russia

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