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Mokpo

Name: Mokpo
Address: KR

Moppo · UN/LOCODE KRMOK · Scale rank #230 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Cargo pier depth: 14.0 m
Largest vessel: 366.0 m

Overview

Mokpo is a medium seaport in South Korea – harbour type: river (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 14.0 m; channel depth 21.6 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 366.0 m, beam 48.2 m, draft —. Water body: Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean.

Country: South Korea
Water body: Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean
UN/LOCODE: KRMOK
WPI number: 60340
Coordinates: 34.7833, 126.3833
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Shelter: Good

Location

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

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth21.6 m

Anchorage depth21.6 m

Cargo pier depth14.0 m

Tidal range3.0 m

Max. vessel length366.0 m

Max. vessel beam48.2 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Anchorage

Cranes & lifts

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

Repairs: Limited
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
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Deck supplies
✓ Engine supplies
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

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

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

Vessel schedules

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

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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
Qingdao Gang	CN	Large	571 km
Busan	KR	Large	244 km
Taicang	CN	Very small	595 km
Yantai	CN	Small	539 km
Wakamatsu Ko	JP	Large	419 km
Nagasaki	JP	Large	394 km
Inchon	KR	Large	299 km
Weihai	CN	Medium	489 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 ↗