Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Pohang daily activity

Pohang handled an estimated average of 93 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+73.2% year on year), with an average of 7 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Korea · LOCODE KRKPO · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Chemical & Allied Industries, Metals

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

93 kt

28-day average

82 kt

Vs 28-day average

+12.2%

Year on year (same week)

+73.2%

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
Container814 kt2.9 kt
Dry bulk511.8 Mt254 kt
General cargo10088 kt68 kt
Ro-Ro164.2 kt6.2 kt
Tanker1417 kt11 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Port Hedland: 25,171 t/day estimated with PohangPort HedlandGwangyang (Kwangyang): 12,411 t/day estimated with PohangGwangyang (Kwangyang)Hay Point: 8,395 t/day estimated with PohangHay PointPort Walcott: 5,971 t/day estimated with PohangPort WalcottBusan: 4,059 t/day estimated with PohangBusanGladstone: 2,936 t/day estimated with PohangGladstoneNewcastle: 2,858 t/day estimated with PohangNewcastlePort Cartier: 2,854 t/day estimated with PohangPort CartierNakhodka: 2,367 t/day estimated with PohangNakhodkaPyeongtaek: 2,262 t/day estimated with PohangPyeongtaekDonghae: 2,208 t/day estimated with PohangDonghaeVancouver: 2,036 t/day estimated with PohangVancouverVostochnyy: 1,890 t/day estimated with PohangVostochnyyCai Mep: 1,875 t/day estimated with PohangCai MepUlsan: 1,839 t/day estimated with PohangUlsanShanghai: 1,606 t/day estimated with PohangShanghaiKaohsiung: 1,439 t/day estimated with PohangKaohsiungMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 1,211 t/day estimated with PohangMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)Prince Rupert: 1,032 t/day estimated with PohangPrince RupertTianjin Xin Gang: 1,030 t/day estimated with PohangTianjin Xin GangPorto de Itaguai: 983 t/day estimated with PohangPorto de ItaguaiIncheon: 982 t/day estimated with PohangIncheonVanino: 964 t/day estimated with PohangVaninoVladivostok: 951 t/day estimated with PohangVladivostokManila: 792 t/day estimated with PohangManilaAbbot Point: 784 t/day estimated with PohangAbbot PointShougang Jingtang: 780 t/day estimated with PohangShougang JingtangHouston (US-TX): 777 t/day estimated with PohangHouston (US-TX)Lanqiao Port: 691 t/day estimated with PohangLanqiao PortSiam Seaport: 646 t/day estimated with PohangSiam SeaportKoper: 634 t/day estimated with PohangKoperSaldanha Bay: 630 t/day estimated with PohangSaldanha BayItaqui: 628 t/day estimated with PohangItaquiEnsenada: 588 t/day estimated with PohangEnsenadaNacala: 534 t/day estimated with PohangNacalaQingdao Port: 492 t/day estimated with PohangQingdao PortLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 455 t/day estimated with PohangLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Tsukumi: 430 t/day estimated with PohangTsukumiTaichung: 422 t/day estimated with PohangTaichungTangshan (Jingtang): 402 t/day estimated with PohangTangshan (Jingtang)Masan: 389 t/day estimated with PohangMasanDongjiakou: 383 t/day estimated with PohangDongjiakouBorusan: 379 t/day estimated with PohangBorusanLos Angeles-Long Beach: 379 t/day estimated with PohangLos Angeles-Long BeachSuzhou (Taicang): 375 t/day estimated with PohangSuzhou (Taicang)Newport News: 370 t/day estimated with PohangNewport NewsSept Iles: 368 t/day estimated with PohangSept IlesKitakyushu (Wakamatsu): 366 t/day estimated with PohangKitakyushu (Wakamatsu)Zhouliwang: 358 t/day estimated with PohangZhouliwangMundra: 354 t/day estimated with PohangMundraManzanillo: 350 t/day estimated with PohangManzanilloDalian: 318 t/day estimated with PohangDalianChennai (Madras): 313 t/day estimated with PohangChennai (Madras)Victoria: 311 t/day estimated with PohangVictoriaOsaka: 300 t/day estimated with PohangOsakaTubarao: 298 t/day estimated with PohangTubaraoLianyungang: 289 t/day estimated with PohangLianyungangRizhao: 288 t/day estimated with PohangRizhaoOkpo (Geoje): 288 t/day estimated with PohangOkpo (Geoje)Qiwei: 285 t/day estimated with PohangQiweiSaigon: 273 t/day estimated with PohangFunabashi: 273 t/day estimated with PohangSingapore: 269 t/day estimated with PohangXiagong: 260 t/day estimated with PohangAltamira: 259 t/day estimated with PohangTokuyama: 247 t/day estimated with PohangZhoushan: 242 t/day estimated with PohangDampier: 236 t/day estimated with PohangSusaki: 235 t/day estimated with PohangPort Klang: 231 t/day estimated with PohangLeixoes: 226 t/day estimated with PohangChiba: 221 t/day estimated with PohangKashima-Ibaraki: 221 t/day estimated with PohangNemrut Bay: 218 t/day estimated with PohangRichards Bay: 217 t/day estimated with PohangVisakhapatnam: 215 t/day estimated with PohangLazaro Cardenas: 213 t/day estimated with PohangFangcheng: 210 t/day estimated with PohangTaipei: 209 t/day estimated with PohangOita: 208 t/day estimated with PohangMizushima: 208 t/day estimated with PohangSitrah: 200 t/day estimated with PohangSakai-Semboku: 199 t/day estimated with PohangHibikinada: 193 t/day estimated with PohangWilmington, NC: 191 t/day estimated with PohangPort Latta: 180 t/day estimated with PohangMikawa: 179 t/day estimated with PohangLuoyuan: 173 t/day estimated with PohangGuangzhou (Nansha): 172 t/day estimated with PohangVeracruz: 168 t/day estimated with PohangTanjung Priok: 165 t/day estimated with PohangXiamen: 165 t/day estimated with PohangVancouver: 163 t/day estimated with PohangFukuyama: 158 t/day estimated with PohangPivdennyi: 157 t/day estimated with PohangDerince (Izmit-Kocaeli): 155 t/day estimated with PohangSendai-Shiogama: 152 t/day estimated with PohangBayuquan: 149 t/day estimated with PohangYakacik: 143 t/day estimated with PohangNagoya: 142 t/day estimated with PohangDandong: 137 t/day estimated with PohangJebel Ali: 136 t/day estimated with PohangJinzhou: 136 t/day estimated with PohangZhanjiang: 130 t/day estimated with PohangKeelung: 128 t/day estimated with PohangHigashiharima: 127 t/day estimated with PohangSan Nicolas: 126 t/day estimated with PohangBaltimore: 125 t/day estimated with PohangHong Kong: 125 t/day estimated with PohangPuerto Nuevo: 124 t/day estimated with PohangLumut: 124 t/day estimated with PohangKuantan: 122 t/day estimated with PohangGunsan: 120 t/day estimated with PohangDaesan: 119 t/day estimated with PohangJiangyin: 115 t/day estimated with PohangPorto Di Lido-Venezia: 113 t/day estimated with PohangPort Kembla: 112 t/day estimated with PohangUbe: 110 t/day estimated with PohangQinzhou: 109 t/day estimated with PohangNew Orleans: 108 t/day estimated with PohangKobe: 108 t/day estimated with PohangSakaide: 108 t/day estimated with PohangKure: 106 t/day estimated with PohangHimeji: 104 t/day estimated with PohangKawasaki: 104 t/day estimated with PohangSalaverry: 103 t/day estimated with PohangIndonesia Morowali Industrial Park: 102 t/day estimated with PohangKinuura: 101 t/day estimated with PohangJeddah: 98 t/day estimated with PohangShidao Newport: 94 t/day estimated with PohangHazira: 93 t/day estimated with PohangHimekawa: 91 t/day estimated with PohangBrownsville (US-PA): 91 t/day estimated with PohangTangier-Mediterranean: 91 t/day estimated with PohangSagunto: 90 t/day estimated with PohangKanda: 89 t/day estimated with PohangHachinohe: 89 t/day estimated with PohangHai Phong: 88 t/day estimated with PohangQinhuangdao: 87 t/day estimated with PohangSerangoon Harbor: 85 t/day estimated with PohangParadip: 84 t/day estimated with PohangNiigata: 84 t/day estimated with PohangPort of Sohar: 82 t/day estimated with PohangHuanghua: 81 t/day estimated with PohangUst-Luga: 81 t/day estimated with PohangDhamra Port: 80 t/day estimated with PohangKhalifa Port: 80 t/day estimated with PohangMobile: 79 t/day estimated with PohangTampa Port: 78 t/day estimated with PohangKisarazu: 78 t/day estimated with PohangRotterdam: 77 t/day estimated with PohangMonfalcone: 76 t/day estimated with PohangRavenna: 75 t/day estimated with PohangDafeng: 73 t/day estimated with PohangJohor: 73 t/day estimated with PohangTaman: 72 t/day estimated with PohangTakoradi: 70 t/day estimated with PohangNantong: 69 t/day estimated with PohangYokohama: 67 t/day estimated with PohangAko: 65 t/day estimated with PohangMormugao: 65 t/day estimated with PohangSurabaya: 63 t/day estimated with PohangBanten: 60 t/day estimated with PohangYingkou: 60 t/day estimated with PohangMokpo: 57 t/day estimated with PohangNingbo: 57 t/day estimated with PohangHakata: 56 t/day estimated with PohangShimizu: 56 t/day estimated with PohangAcajutla: 54 t/day estimated with PohangTokyo: 54 t/day estimated with PohangNiihama: 53 t/day estimated with PohangGuangdong Yangjiang Port: 53 t/day estimated with PohangTomakomai: 51 t/day estimated with PohangMilner Bay: 51 t/day estimated with PohangMaputo: 49 t/day estimated with PohangOnoda: 49 t/day estimated with PohangHaldia: 48 t/day estimated with PohangNouadhibou: 48 t/day estimated with PohangKorsakov: 47 t/day estimated with PohangHitachi: 47 t/day estimated with PohangGaogang: 46 t/day estimated with PohangYokkaichi: 46 t/day estimated with PohangYantai: 44 t/day estimated with PohangHobart: 44 t/day estimated with PohangHamburg: 44 t/day estimated with PohangDoha-Umm Said: 44 t/day estimated with PohangNew Westminster: 42 t/day estimated with PohangSuzhou (Changshu): 42 t/day estimated with PohangChittagong: 42 t/day estimated with PohangFushiki-Toyama: 41 t/day estimated with PohangPuerto Cristobal: 41 t/day estimated with PohangLiverpool: 41 t/day estimated with PohangSalerno: 40 t/day estimated with PohangZhapu: 39 t/day estimated with PohangMoji: 39 t/day estimated with PohangTaboguilla: 38 t/day estimated with PohangSakata: 38 t/day estimated with PohangDung Quat: 37 t/day estimated with PohangPort Elizabeth: 37 t/day estimated with PohangTrois Rivieres: 37 t/day estimated with PohangPohang
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Full footprint: all 380 connections of Pohang 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.Port HedlandAustralia16.4 days between calls
  2. 2.Hay PointAustralia18.8 days between calls
  3. 3.Gwangyang (Kwangyang)Korea3.5 days between calls
  4. 4.Port WalcottAustralia16.8 days between calls
  5. 5.GladstoneAustralia19.1 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.Gwangyang (Kwangyang)Korea2.7 days between calls
  2. 2.BusanKorea3.2 days between calls
  3. 3.Cai MepVietnam9.6 days between calls
  4. 4.DonghaeKorea2.0 days between calls
  5. 5.Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)India21.1 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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