About OOCL Korea

The Country

Korea lies adjacent to China and Japan. The shortest distance between Korean and Chinese coasts is 200 kilometers and from the southeastern tip of the peninsula, the nearest point on the Japanese coast is also about 200 kilometers away.

The Korean Peninsula extends about 1,000 kilometers southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass. Roughly 300 kilometers in width, climate variations are more pronounced along the south-north axis.  The total area of the peninsula, including its islands, is 222,154 square kilometers of which about 45 percent (99,313 square kilometers), excluding the area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), constitutes the territory of South Korea.

Over the past three decades, Korea has enjoyed an annual average economic growth rate of 8.6 percent and has emerged as the world's 12th largest trading nation. In less than two generations, the nation has established itself as one of the world's leading shipbuilders and manufacturers of electronics, semiconductors and automobiles.

* Source : http://www.korea.net/


Container Throughput

Figures indicated in TEUs

Classification	Y2003	Y2004	Y2005	Y2006	Y2007	Jan-Aug'08
Pusan	10,407,809	11,491,968	11,843,151	12,038,786	13,261,484	9,167,169
Gwangyang	1,235,292	1,348,555	1,460,818	1,770,386	1,736,916	1,244,277
Incheon	821,071	934,954	1,148,666	1,377,050	1,663,800	1,175,886
Ulsan	318,279	302,870	316,432	336,868	380,406	287,196
Pyongtaek	152,259	190,088	227,652	259,965	318,902	236,191
Others	251,161	254,703	219,741	181,841	182,415	125,297
Korea Total	13,185,871	14,523,138	15,216,460	15,964,896	17,543,923	12,236,016
Growth %	N/A	10.1%	4.8%	4.9%	9.9%	5.1%

* Source : Shipping & Port-Internet Data Center (SP-IDC). Including T/S and Empty Containers.

OOCL Korea's Coverage and Supply Chain Management

OOCL Korea's coverage includes all regions of Korea. The transportation is primarily via highway or railway.  

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