2020-01-16
As we all know, in the long history of economic development, ports have always played a very important role in the economic development of a country. Transportation has connected the world, and ports are an indispensable link in transportation, developed countries in the world generally have their coastlines and more complete function of the port. There are so many ports in the world, let's have a good look at them.
Now, Micro Shipping encyclopedia introduces you to Busan port, one of the world ports.
Located on the southeast coast OF the Republic of Korea, with the Korea Strait to the south-east, the Nakdong River to the West and the Japanese island OF Tsushima, Busan is the largest port in South Korea and the sixth-largest container port in the world.
Busan port was founded in 1876, in the early 20th century due to the opening of the Jingfu Railway and rapid development. It is the hub of Korea's land, sea and air transportation, as well as a financial and commercial center, and plays an important role in Korea's foreign trade. The industry is second only to Seoul, with textile, automobile tires, petroleum processing, machinery, chemical industry, food, wood processing, aquatic products processing, shipbuilding, and automobiles, among which the machinery industry is particularly developed, and shipbuilding and tire production ranks first in South Korea, the export of aquatic products plays an important role in export trade.
