South Korea · Asia · World ports

Ulsan

Name: Ulsan
Address: KR

Urusan · UN/LOCODE KRUSN · Scale rank #245 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Cargo pier depth: 17.1 m
Largest vessel: 210.0 m

Overview

Ulsan is a medium seaport in South Korea – harbour type: river (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 17.1 m; channel depth 18.6 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 210.0 m, beam 68.0 m, draft 16.5 m. Water body: Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean.

Country: South Korea
Water body: Korea Strait; North Pacific Ocean
UN/LOCODE: KRUSN
WPI number: 60400
Coordinates: 35.4500, 129.4000
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Shelter: Excellent

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth18.6 m

Anchorage depth23.2 m

Cargo pier depth17.1 m

Oil terminal depth23.2 m

Tidal range1.0 m

Max. vessel length210.0 m

Max. vessel beam68.0 m

Max. vessel draft16.5 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves

Cranes & lifts

✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Medium
Railway: Medium

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ Salvage tugs
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
! Heavy swell: yes
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Ulsan in the schedule data yet.

Vessel schedules →

Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and South Korea share 3 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

South Korea market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Busan	KR	Large	51 km
Wakamatsu Ko	JP	Large	216 km
Kobe	JP	Large	534 km
Nagasaki	JP	Large	307 km
Osaka	JP	Large	556 km
Wakayama-Shimotsu Ko	JP	Large	541 km
Inchon	KR	Large	335 km
Onomichi-Itozaki	JP	Large	363 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 157 (Enroute) - Coasts of Korea and China ↗