Busan Port Authority Slightly Expands Total Staff to 259

The organization of Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Kang Jun-seok) will be slightly expanded from 256 members (including 4 executives) as of 2023 to a total of 259 members by increasing the authorized personnel by 3.

Busan Port Authority.

Since October, BPA has received notification of the 2024 regular personnel increase after consultations with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, resulting in the addition of 3 personnel to strengthen Busan Port’s safety management role and to build smart port infrastructure.

Since 2021, in response to the government’s strong demands for public institution innovation, BPA has been operating a streamlined organization by reducing the gap between authorized and actual personnel, adjusting functions, and reallocating manpower, cutting a total of 15 positions (5.3%) while maintaining core functions such as port operations and port construction.

BPA stated that although this is the minimum necessary personnel increase to expand its role in public safety and to promote new projects such as the Busan Port Jinhae New Port Phase 1-1 construction project, it will operate the organization efficiently to achieve maximum results.

The new organizational structure (adjustment of authorized personnel) was finalized after deliberation at the 279th Port Committee meeting on December 21, 2023, and will be implemented from January 1, 2024, leading to new hires in the first half of the year, bringing long-awaited good news to those who have been waiting.

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