"Breathing New Life into Abalone and Laver Logistics"… Nubdo-Ttangkkeut Ferry Route in Wando Fully Normalized

Nohwa Agricultural Cooperative Purchases and Operates 384-Ton Ferry

Service Increased from Two to Four Sailings a Day... Improved Logistics for Seafood Transport

Nubdo Ferry Service Fully Normalized Thanks to Mediation by Park Ji-won

Passenger ferry service connecting Nubdo in Wando-gun, South Jeolla Province and Ttangkkeut in Haenam will be fully normalized starting April 24, 2026. With the introduction of larger vessels and an increase in the number of sailings, transportation convenience and logistics conditions for island residents are expected to improve significantly.

According to the office of Assemblyman Park Ji-won of the Democratic Party of Korea (representing Haenam, Wando, and Jindo in South Jeolla Province) on April 23, Nohwa Agricultural Cooperative will introduce a new car ferry on the Nubdo-Ttangkkeut route starting on the 24th. As a result, the number of sailings, which had been reduced to two per day, will be restored to four per day, marking a return to full-scale operations.

Neopdo, Gogeum-myeon, Wando-gun. Provided by Wando-gun

In particular, the newly introduced vessel is larger than before, increasing in size from 250 tons to 384 tons. With this expansion, it is expected that the logistics environment for transporting local specialties of Nubdo, such as laver and abalone, will be greatly improved.

Most notably, the key aspect of this measure is the change in vessel operation. Instead of the previous lease system, Nohwa Agricultural Cooperative has directly purchased the ferry, fundamentally eliminating the instability caused by lease-related issues, which had been a major reason for frequent service disruptions.

The normalization of the Nubdo passenger ferry service is the result of earnest appeals from residents and proactive mediation by the political community. Previously, on October 17, 2025, Assemblyman Park Ji-won received requests from Nubdo residents to restore service and took active steps to resolve the issue.

Subsequently, provisional normalization was achieved through the first round of mediation on November 7, and finally, the "plan to deploy a purchased vessel" that was agreed upon during the second round of mediation on December 31 was put into action.

Assemblyman Park Ji-won said, "I would like to once again express my deep gratitude for the budgetary and administrative support from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Mokpo Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, and Wando-gun, as well as for the decision by Nohwa Agricultural Cooperative to purchase and operate the vessel." He highly praised the cooperation among the relevant agencies.

He added, "Above all, I sincerely thank the residents of Wando-gun who patiently endured inconvenience for such a long time," pledging, "I, Park Ji-won, will continue to do my utmost at the National Assembly level to improve the quality of life for island residents and advance regional development."

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