1. Water Transportation
a. Major
Ocean Port:
Busan Port
*It
is located in Busan Metropolitan City,
which is Korea's second
largest city after Seoul.
With its population reaching approximately 3.6 million, the port is the largest
port in South Korea
and world's fifth busiest seaports by cargo weight with transportation and
shipping among the most high profile aspects of the local economy. Starting
from 1978, the port added three additional container ports: Jaseungdae,
Shinsundae, and Gamman.
As
of 2013 and as one of the one of the world's largest ports, it take on up to
13.2 million TEU shipping containers per year. The Busan-Jinhae Free Economic
Zone Authority was established to reassert Busan's status as a traditional
international trading centre. The place is a huge attraction for ships from all
over the world and the surrounding area. Its goal is to become a regional
financial centre as well.
b. Other Ports
*Gangneung Port:
It
is another port in the city of Gangwon-do.
The area has a population of 229,869. It is a economic center for Yeongdong
region of Gangwon-do (Gangwon
Province). Other than the
port itself, it is a very popular tourist attraction, famous for its sun rise.
The area also is a home to one of Korean National League soccer: Gangeung City
FC and K-League soccer team: Gangwon FC.
*Incheon Port:
It
is the second largest port in South Korea
after Busan Port. The area is located in
northwestern South Korea.
Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan. The
development of port was due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its
closeness to the South Korean capital at Seoul.
Incheon Port
led the economic development of Korea
by opening its port to the outside world, issuing in the modernization of Korea
as a center of industrialization. In 2003, the city was designated as Korea’s
first free economic zone. Starting then, large companies and global enterprises
invested in Incheon Free Economic Zone.
2. Land Transportation
a. Freight through
Railroad:
*Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) is the national
railroad operator in South
Korea. With its headquarter located in
Daejeon, Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea.
b. Passenger Railroad
Service:
*Korea Train eXpress (KTX), Korea's high-speed rail system, is
operated by Korail. Starting construction in 1992, KTX services were officially
launched in 2004.
Another construction of a high-speed line began 2009 and
will be opened in 2015.
KTX operates to Incheon
International Airport
and will have a new line to Gangneung for 2018 Winter Olympics.
c. Highway and Road
Network
South
Korea has a nationwide system of national
highways (administered by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs)
as well as expressways. Expressways follows closely to Interstate Highway
System in the United States;
the icons of the South Korean Expressways are notably similar to those in the United States.
The highways are used throughout Seoul
and other parts of the nation. Especially during holiday season, when people go
south to countryside to gather with extended families, they become highly
congested.
3. Air Transportation
a. International
Airports
*Incheon
International Airport:
It is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport
serving the Seoul National Capital Area, and one of the largest and busiest
airports in the world. For seven years in a row it was given the best rating as
the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International. IIA is only one
of three airports in the world to receive a five-star rating by Skytrax (a
world-renowned aviation research organization). The airport consists of a golf
course, spa, private sleeping rooms, ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens
and even a museum. It is renowned for fastest customs processing in the world. Its
duty-free shopping mall has been rated the world's best for three years in a
row in 2012 by Business Traveler. IIA also boasts of its 0.0001% baggage
mishandling rate.
It currently is Asia's
eighth busiest airport in terms of passengers, the world's fourth busiest by
cargo traffic, and the world's eighth busiest in terms of international
passengers in 2010.
*Gimpo
International Airport:
It is location lies in the far western end of Seoul. It was the main
international airport for Seoul
until IIA in 2001. It is now the second largest airport in Korea after Incheon International
Airport. In 2011,
18,513,927 passengers used the airport.
b. Other Airports
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Location
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Name of the Airport
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Cheongju
|
Cheongju
International Airport
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Daeju
|
Daeju
International Airport
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Gwangju
|
Gwangju
Airport
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Jeju
|
Jeju
International Airport
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Muan
|
Muan
International Airport
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Busan
|
Gimhae
International Airport
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Yangyang
|
Yangyang
International Airport
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