Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Begins Basic Survey Service for Creation of Dredged Soil Disposal Site at Gwangyang Port

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 24th that it has commenced a basic survey service for the construction of a large-scale dredged soil disposal site within Gwangyang Port.

The construction of the large-scale dredged soil disposal site at Gwangyang Port is a project aimed at establishing safe navigation routes through dredging while additionally securing port logistics land by utilizing the dredged seabed soil generated in the process, enabling Gwangyang Port to transform into a high value-added logistics complex port. The project period is six years, from 2020 to 2026, with a total budget of 439.9 billion KRW. The Ministry plans to complete the basic survey within this year and announce a design and construction turnkey bid early next year.

This disposal site will be capable of accommodating approximately 50 million cubic meters of seabed dredged soil generated during the expansion of navigation routes or deepening of water depths to ensure the navigation safety of vessels entering and leaving the Gwangyang-Yeocheon area. It is expected to be the largest among the large-scale disposal sites constructed so far.

Once the large-scale dredged soil disposal site is constructed within Gwangyang Port, it will not only help secure the safety of the circulation routes in the Gwangyang-Yeocheon area, where more than 60,000 large vessels enter and exit annually, but also significantly contribute to generating cargo volume by securing port logistics land, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries expects.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has so far developed four large-scale dredged soil disposal sites (approximately 15 million square meters) within Gwangyang Port and converted them into logistics and industrial lands such as port hinterlands (3.98 million square meters with 47 companies settled), Yulchon convergence and complex logistics complex (3.18 million square meters), and Myodo convergence and complex energy hub (3.12 million square meters). These support lands are developed and operated to generate port cargo volumes in high value-added logistics, energy, and petrochemical industries.

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