The Incheon Port Authority aims to become a Net-Zero port by 2050 by implementing comprehensive plans and long-term strategies. One of its major goals is to reduce GHGs by 50% by 2035. To achieve this ambitious…
Location: Republic of Korea
Incheon Port Authority – ESG Open Innovation Project
Globally, plastic waste poses a significant threat, with a substantial amount ending up in the oceans each year. Marine ecosystems and human health are at risk due to plastic debris, while incineration of plastic waste contributes…
Busan Port Authority – Korean-made Port Cranes Initiative
The Korean-made Port Cranes initiative began out of a sense of urgency. In South Korea, trade accounts for 84.6% of the nation’s GDP, and due to its geographic situation, 99.9% of that trade is conducted through…
Busan Port Authority – Introduction of e-EIR
Busan Port serves as a gateway for the Republic of Korea, handling over 10,000TEU of imports and exports in container volume. With its small land mass, trucking is a highly effective means of land transportation and…
Ulsan Port – Port-based carbon capture unit
In 2022, the Republic of Korea Government implemented the Carbon Neutral Framework Act reinforcing its commitment to carbon neutrality. Ulsan port is equally committed in being an eco-friendly port and becoming carbon neutral. Hence in June…
Ulsan Port – Green methanol and bio-diesel bunkering
In July 2023, Ulsan Port became the first port globally to successfully bunker green methanol and bio-diesel to Maersk Solstice container vessel, as part of the port’s energy transition strategy and carbon neutrality targets. Green methanol…
Ulsan Port – Port Cargo Working Safety Index
Ulsan Port developed the world’s first “Port Cargo Working Safety Index” to quantify safety levels and reduce port occupational accidents through surveying the operations of the Terminal Operation Company and that of liquid bulk terminals. The…
Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority – Keeping port workers healthy
Public concern about health and safety due to a series of industrial worker accidents, made it necessary for the port to take action towards improving its health and safety provisions and infrastructure. In response, Yeosu Gwangyang…
Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority – Innovation Partnership project
The port ecosystem in Gwangyang contains numerous small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of high diversity and significant growth potential. Realizing that the growth of SMEs will lead to port growth and development through increased cargo volumes,…