PORT SOKCHO - THE MOST NORTHERN TRADING PORT AT THE KOREAN COAST OF EAST SEA. THESE ARE THE SEA GATE OF REPUBLIC KOREA DIRECTED ON FAR EAST REGION OF RUSSIA, THE PROVINCE JILIN, LIAONING AND HEJLUENTSZJAN THE CHINESE NATIONAL REPUBLIC BOTH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PREFECTURES OF JAPAN.
Port Sokcho - one of the most beautiful ports of northern coast of Republic Korea. From its water area the fine kind on hills of Sorak, magnificent lakes and the city of Sokcho stretched between them opens, for what it name Naples East sea.
It is most close located to Far East region of Russia trading port of Republic Korea. It occupies a favourable geographical position, providing the shortest way for sea transportations between capital region of Korea and Chinese provinces possessing rich potential Jilin, Liaoning, Hejluntszjan and the Russian Far East. The port connects Korea with the Trans-Siberian railway and is strategic base for an exit to Europe through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, other states of Central Asia and Russia.
Sokcho - port providing one of axes of a cargo stream in Northeast Asia and entered into the innovative concept of development of the country till 2020. Besides service more than 370 fishing vessels, in port are available capacities for simultaneous mooring of seven ocean courts by displacement 1000 – 20000 tons. Port moorings possess transshipment ability в1150 thousand tons. In connection with increase in a trading exchange with Russia and China the annual increase in indicators of operation of port is observed.
Port territory - 3,132,000кв.м.; warehouses of open storage - 40,800кв.м.; throughput to a mooring - 7 courts; throughput of cargoes in a year 1,146: 1,000тонн; quantity of served fishing vessels (landing stage Chongcho and port Dongmen) - 372 vessels, 6,346 tons; quantity of moorings - 4:
· a new mooring: the containers, the mixed cargoes
· a mooring for the state courts
· a mooring for tourist courts
· landing stage for small courts.
