The shipping platform

Location: Mukho is situated on the mid-east coast of the Korean peninsula, 4 n.m. north of Donghae, approx 25km N of Samchok. General overview: Mukho is protected by a breakwater and a groyne. The N breakwater is approx 1,074m in length lying SE'ly. The groyne is approx 200m, running E from the W side of the port. Mukho's main exports are anthracite, coal, graphite and cement. A passenger ferry operates from the port to Ulleung Island. The port mainly exports coal, ore, granite, cement, etc. for Jiangyuan South Road. It is also a naval base. There are five wharves in the harbor, protected by a long breakwater extending from north to south. Terminal 1 is a jetty extending eastward with a length of 100 meters. There are berths on the north and south sides of the jetty. The water depth is 7.5-8.0 meters. The jetty outputs coal, graphite and granite. There are two sets of belt conveyors on the jetty, with an efficiency of 300-400 tons per hour; The central wharf, 120 meters long and 6.5 meters deep, is located along the North Bank of the jetty. It is used for loading and unloading groceries. Terminal 2, 140 meters long and 4 meters deep, is located on the North Bank of the central terminal. It is specially used by the Navy; 3. No.4 wharf is located on the South Bank of the jetty, with the length of 330m and 150m respectively and the water depth of 8.5-7.5m. It is used for loading and unloading cement and groceries. The maximum number of vessels allowed to enter the port is 180 meters long, 25 meters wide and 8.5 meters draft. There are three warehouses on the wharf, 116000 square meters of open storage yard, which can stack 174000 tons of goods at a time. Traffic figures: Approx 70 vessels visit the port and 6,400,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 180 m., beam 50.0 m., draft 8.5 m., depth 8.5 m. Bulk: 10,000 d.w.t., draft 8.5 m. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 114 m, draught: 6.4 m, deadweight: 6,940 t.