Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Ulsan daily activity

Ulsan handled an estimated average of 530 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+78.6% year on year), with an average of 36 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Korea · LOCODE KRUSN · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Chemical & Allied Industries, Plastics, Rubber, Leather

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

530 kt

28-day average

410 kt

Vs 28-day average

+29.3%

Year on year (same week)

+78.6%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container6113 kt109 kt
Dry bulk33431 kt102 kt
General cargo107215 kt30 kt
Ro-Ro36541 t91 kt
Tanker6676.9 Mt3.6 Mt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Busan: 26,859 t/day estimated with UlsanBusanSingapore: 21,890 t/day estimated with UlsanSingaporeGwangyang (Kwangyang): 18,699 t/day estimated with UlsanGwangyang (Kwangyang)Incheon: 14,118 t/day estimated with UlsanIncheonDaesan: 10,212 t/day estimated with UlsanDaesanShanghai: 10,007 t/day estimated with UlsanShanghaiJuaymah: 9,966 t/day estimated with UlsanJuaymahNingbo: 7,702 t/day estimated with UlsanNingboQingdao Port: 7,693 t/day estimated with UlsanQingdao PortPyeongtaek: 7,466 t/day estimated with UlsanPyeongtaekHouston (US-TX): 6,795 t/day estimated with UlsanHouston (US-TX)Mizushima: 5,941 t/day estimated with UlsanMizushimaRas Tanura: 5,691 t/day estimated with UlsanRas TanuraKaohsiung: 5,260 t/day estimated with UlsanKaohsiungHong Kong: 4,899 t/day estimated with UlsanHong KongChiba: 4,855 t/day estimated with UlsanChibaMina Al Ahmadi: 4,691 t/day estimated with UlsanMina Al AhmadiTianjin Xin Gang: 4,517 t/day estimated with UlsanTianjin Xin GangNagoya: 4,461 t/day estimated with UlsanNagoyaTaichung: 4,350 t/day estimated with UlsanTaichungLanqiao Port: 4,349 t/day estimated with UlsanLanqiao PortZhoushan: 4,173 t/day estimated with UlsanZhoushanKobe: 3,917 t/day estimated with UlsanKobeTaboguilla: 3,887 t/day estimated with UlsanTaboguillaRas Laffan: 3,737 t/day estimated with UlsanRas LaffanPort Botany: 3,661 t/day estimated with UlsanPort BotanyPengerang: 3,234 t/day estimated with UlsanPengerangYokohama: 3,160 t/day estimated with UlsanYokohamaLos Angeles-Long Beach: 2,748 t/day estimated with UlsanLos Angeles-Long BeachDalian: 2,599 t/day estimated with UlsanDalianRotterdam: 2,519 t/day estimated with UlsanRotterdamLianyungang: 2,475 t/day estimated with UlsanLianyungangDonghae: 2,342 t/day estimated with UlsanDonghaeMailiao: 2,321 t/day estimated with UlsanMailiaoZhanjiang: 2,235 t/day estimated with UlsanZhanjiangTomakomai: 2,183 t/day estimated with UlsanTomakomaiSaigon: 2,095 t/day estimated with UlsanSaigonVancouver: 2,085 t/day estimated with UlsanVancouverTanjung Pelepas: 2,028 t/day estimated with UlsanTanjung PelepasSuzhou (Zhangjiagang): 2,026 t/day estimated with UlsanSuzhou (Zhangjiagang)Fujairah: 2,013 t/day estimated with UlsanFujairahJiangyin: 1,997 t/day estimated with UlsanJiangyinIwakuni: 1,891 t/day estimated with UlsanIwakuniOsaka: 1,863 t/day estimated with UlsanOsakaPohang: 1,839 t/day estimated with UlsanPohangSakai-Semboku: 1,837 t/day estimated with UlsanSakai-SembokuYokkaichi: 1,832 t/day estimated with UlsanYokkaichiGunsan: 1,817 t/day estimated with UlsanGunsanTaipei: 1,793 t/day estimated with UlsanTaipeiOita: 1,766 t/day estimated with UlsanOitaAntofagasta: 1,682 t/day estimated with UlsanAntofagastaBrisbane: 1,633 t/day estimated with UlsanBrisbaneKashima-Ibaraki: 1,625 t/day estimated with UlsanKashima-IbarakiTownsville: 1,615 t/day estimated with UlsanTownsvilleKawasaki: 1,605 t/day estimated with UlsanKawasakiMejillones: 1,516 t/day estimated with UlsanMejillonesPortland, OR: 1,513 t/day estimated with UlsanPortland, ORBayuquan: 1,405 t/day estimated with UlsanBayuquanAnchorage: 1,402 t/day estimated with UlsanAnchorageDongjiakou: 1,386 t/day estimated with UlsanDongjiakouMatarani: 1,360 t/day estimated with UlsanWakayama-Shimotsu: 1,359 t/day estimated with UlsanJinzhou: 1,321 t/day estimated with UlsanNew Orleans: 1,317 t/day estimated with UlsanJohor: 1,289 t/day estimated with UlsanVostochnyy: 1,278 t/day estimated with UlsanSaganoseki: 1,251 t/day estimated with UlsanXiuyu: 1,208 t/day estimated with UlsanAkita: 1,196 t/day estimated with UlsanManila: 1,192 t/day estimated with UlsanSubic Bay: 1,189 t/day estimated with UlsanFremantle: 1,129 t/day estimated with UlsanKikuma: 1,090 t/day estimated with UlsanLongkou Gang: 1,080 t/day estimated with UlsanBatangas City: 1,059 t/day estimated with UlsanNiihama: 1,052 t/day estimated with UlsanZhouliwang: 1,043 t/day estimated with UlsanQiwei: 1,002 t/day estimated with UlsanJabal Az Zannah-Ruways: 1,000 t/day estimated with UlsanNantong: 998 t/day estimated with UlsanDung Quat: 991 t/day estimated with UlsanMap Ta Phut: 985 t/day estimated with UlsanSuzhou (Taicang): 984 t/day estimated with UlsanChangzhou: 962 t/day estimated with UlsanFreeport (US-FL): 948 t/day estimated with UlsanSendai-Shiogama: 919 t/day estimated with UlsanTauranga: 918 t/day estimated with UlsanTokuyama: 916 t/day estimated with UlsanGourd Shanzui: 912 t/day estimated with UlsanGladstone: 904 t/day estimated with UlsanBeaumont: 903 t/day estimated with UlsanGuangzhou (Nansha): 897 t/day estimated with UlsanVanino: 893 t/day estimated with UlsanLe Havre: 877 t/day estimated with UlsanXiagong: 852 t/day estimated with UlsanPoint Lisas: 846 t/day estimated with UlsanMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 831 t/day estimated with UlsanYantai: 826 t/day estimated with UlsanJiaxing: 821 t/day estimated with UlsanHakata: 805 t/day estimated with UlsanNakhodka: 801 t/day estimated with UlsanZhuhai: 799 t/day estimated with UlsanGamba: 796 t/day estimated with UlsanWestern Port: 794 t/day estimated with UlsanMongstad: 787 t/day estimated with UlsanOnahama: 779 t/day estimated with UlsanAgioi Oil Terminal: 769 t/day estimated with UlsanNewcastle: 760 t/day estimated with UlsanZhapu: 756 t/day estimated with UlsanDampier: 745 t/day estimated with UlsanBangkok: 735 t/day estimated with UlsanSouth Louisiana: 730 t/day estimated with UlsanAnping: 723 t/day estimated with UlsanXiamen: 708 t/day estimated with UlsanHon Gai: 699 t/day estimated with UlsanLuoyuan: 685 t/day estimated with UlsanCallao: 685 t/day estimated with UlsanFangcheng: 680 t/day estimated with UlsanWeifang Port: 678 t/day estimated with UlsanCai Mep: 670 t/day estimated with UlsanKiire: 670 t/day estimated with UlsanNikiski: 666 t/day estimated with UlsanLuanda: 664 t/day estimated with UlsanMasan: 649 t/day estimated with UlsanIshikariwan-Shinko: 634 t/day estimated with UlsanEleusis: 617 t/day estimated with UlsanBarbor's Point: 612 t/day estimated with UlsanHonolulu: 590 t/day estimated with UlsanYokosuka: 573 t/day estimated with UlsanConstantza: 572 t/day estimated with UlsanFushiki-Toyama: 572 t/day estimated with UlsanEl Sokhna: 566 t/day estimated with UlsanSantos: 559 t/day estimated with UlsanNiigata: 555 t/day estimated with UlsanFos: 555 t/day estimated with UlsanYanbu (King Fahd Port): 551 t/day estimated with UlsanCorpus Christi: 549 t/day estimated with UlsanMokpo: 544 t/day estimated with UlsanJeju: 536 t/day estimated with UlsanKandla: 529 t/day estimated with UlsanNovorossiysk: 529 t/day estimated with UlsanManzanillo: 528 t/day estimated with UlsanApra Harbor: 498 t/day estimated with UlsanHound Point: 498 t/day estimated with UlsanYangpu: 494 t/day estimated with UlsanShimizu: 491 t/day estimated with UlsanHai Phong: 487 t/day estimated with UlsanChennai (Madras): 483 t/day estimated with UlsanSiam Seaport: 482 t/day estimated with UlsanDumai: 482 t/day estimated with UlsanFuzhou: 471 t/day estimated with UlsanSydney: 465 t/day estimated with UlsanLongview: 459 t/day estimated with UlsanMackay: 457 t/day estimated with UlsanGebig: 456 t/day estimated with UlsanTexas City: 451 t/day estimated with UlsanMarsden Point: 444 t/day estimated with UlsanVladivostok: 444 t/day estimated with UlsanMuroran: 411 t/day estimated with UlsanLazaro Cardenas: 406 t/day estimated with UlsanRas Al-Khair: 399 t/day estimated with UlsanRayong: 399 t/day estimated with UlsanFawley: 387 t/day estimated with UlsanMishima: 376 t/day estimated with UlsanJubail: 375 t/day estimated with UlsanRizhao: 370 t/day estimated with UlsanMutsure: 367 t/day estimated with UlsanHimeji: 366 t/day estimated with UlsanQinzhou: 366 t/day estimated with UlsanKanazawa: 359 t/day estimated with UlsanLautoka: 354 t/day estimated with UlsanWilhelmshaven: 348 t/day estimated with UlsanQinhuangdao: 344 t/day estimated with UlsanIstanbul: 336 t/day estimated with UlsanMatsuyama: 332 t/day estimated with UlsanCaleta Patillos: 329 t/day estimated with UlsanLondon Gateway: 324 t/day estimated with UlsanKuantan: 321 t/day estimated with UlsanAntifer: 318 t/day estimated with UlsanRodeo: 316 t/day estimated with UlsanAliaga: 315 t/day estimated with UlsanPort Arthur: 313 t/day estimated with UlsanUbe: 309 t/day estimated with UlsanAlgeciras: 307 t/day estimated with UlsanKarimun: 307 t/day estimated with UlsanSerangoon Harbor: 304 t/day estimated with UlsanHachinohe: 298 t/day estimated with UlsanMoji: 295 t/day estimated with UlsanSuzhou (Changshu): 294 t/day estimated with UlsanIsabel: 291 t/day estimated with UlsanAmlan: 289 t/day estimated with UlsanShanghai (Yangshan): 287 t/day estimated with UlsanSitrah: 286 t/day estimated with UlsanGresik: 283 t/day estimated with UlsanDas Island: 282 t/day estimated with UlsanSasebo: 281 t/day estimated with UlsanSuva: 280 t/day estimated with UlsanDoha-Umm Said: 279 t/day estimated with UlsanMelbourne: 279 t/day estimated with UlsanHigashiharima: 277 t/day estimated with 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Full footprint: all 690 connections of Ulsan aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.BusanKorea1.7 days between calls
  2. 2.JuaymahSaudi Arabia49.1 days between calls
  3. 3.Gwangyang (Kwangyang)Korea2.5 days between calls
  4. 4.SingaporeSingapore18.9 days between calls
  5. 5.IncheonKorea4.9 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.SingaporeSingapore14.7 days between calls
  2. 2.BusanKorea2.7 days between calls
  3. 3.Gwangyang (Kwangyang)Korea2.3 days between calls
  4. 4.ShanghaiChina5.4 days between calls
  5. 5.IncheonKorea3.6 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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