Commercial operations start at Pusan Newport

Pusan Newport International Terminal (PNIT), a joint venture between PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) and Hanjin Corporation in Busan New Port, South Korea, has started commercial operations as a Pacific transhipment hub.

PNIT is equipped to handle 2m teu per year

PNIT took over three berths and equipment from Busan Port Authority on November 2, 2009.

With nine quay cranes, 1,200 meters of berth length, 84 hectares of terminal area and a maximum water depth of 16 meters, PNIT is equipped to handle 2m teu a year.

Its current customers include APL, HMM, MOL, OOCL and Hapag Lloyd.

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