Changwon Special City, "Discussing Future Development Strategies for Ports"

Held a Discussion Forum on Forward-Looking Port Development Policies

On the afternoon of the 20th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held a policy forum at the large lecture hall of the College of Business Administration at Changwon National University to establish future-oriented port development.

The policy forum was hosted by Changwon Special City and organized by the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency. About 80 people attended, including Jo Myung-rae, the 2nd Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City; Kang Yong-beom, Vice Chairman of the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council; city council members from the Construction, Marine, and Agriculture Committee of Changwon Special City Council; officials from the local Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office; port-related institutions and organizations; port logistics experts; academia; and related companies.

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held a policy forum to establish future-oriented port development.

The attendees discussed future-oriented port development plans through agenda presentations and policy discussions on the current issues of Changwon Special City's ports.

As keynote speakers, An Seung-hyun, Associate Research Fellow at KMI (Korea Maritime Institute), presented on "The Present and Future of Changwon City's Ports," and Kim Se-won, Head of the Port Policy and Operations Research Office at KMI, spoke on "Development Strategies for a Citizen-Friendly Port City."

Following this, Park Chang-ho, CEO of the Incheon Port Facilities Management Center and professor at Sehan University, served as the moderator. Six port-related experts participated as panelists, including Kim Hak-so, former president of the Korea Maritime Institute and professor at Cheongwoon University; Jeong Tae-won, former president of the Korean Society of Shipping and Logistics and professor at Sungkyul University; Seo Su-wan, Deputy Director of the Korea Port Logistics Strategy Institute and professor at Dongseo University; Yang Hang-jin, non-standing expert committee member of the Changwon Industry Promotion Agency; Park Byung-joo, head of the Port Logistics Research Center at the Gyeongnam Research Institute; and Kim Woong-seop, head of the Changwon Port Logistics Research Center at the Changwon City Research Institute. They conducted a comprehensive discussion on the development of Changwon City's ports. Afterwards, there was a Q&A session with the audience.

Deputy Mayor Jo said, "Changwon City is the only basic local government in the country with port management authority and is a special city. When the Jinhae New Port is completed in 2040, it will possess a massive port ranked among the top three in the world. Going forward, we will do our best to become a Northeast Asia central port city where the port and city coexist and prosper through port logistics functions centered on Jinhae New Port, as well as marine cultural tourism functions centered on Masan Port and Jinhae Port."

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