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Daepo Port wins South Korea’s top fishing-port project, with 465 billion won in state funding
Daepo Port in Sokcho, South Korea, won selection for a national project to develop major fishing ports.
It ranked first among 11 ports that applied, after three ports were shortlisted in July.
The plan aims to combine seafood distribution with marine tourism on the east coast.
The project will receive 465 billion won from the national government, alongside local and private funding, bringing the total investment to 950 billion won.
Planned work includes a seafood distribution center, improved cold-storage facilities, expanded berths for fishing boats and visitor amenities.
Design work is planned through 2027, with construction scheduled from 2027 to 2031; a separate 10-billion-won program will also support youth housing, training and jobs.
Daepo Port in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, was selected for South Korea’s national hub fishing-port project and will receive 46.5 billion won in state funding.
It ranked first in the final evaluation among 11 applicant ports.
The project has a total budget of 95 billion won, including local government and private funding.
Planned work includes seafood distribution facilities, expanded berthing facilities for fishing boats, and tourism amenities.
Design work is planned from this year through next year, with construction scheduled for 2027 to 2031.
- Who
- Daepo Port in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, was selected for the project.
- What
- It will receive 46.5 billion won in state funding as part of a 95 billion won project to develop it as a fishing, seafood-distribution and tourism hub.
- When
- The selection was announced on November 12, 2026. Design work is planned from this year through next year, followed by construction from 2027 to 2031.
- Where
- Daepo Port, Sokcho, Gangwon Province, on South Korea’s east coast.
- Why
- The project aims to combine seafood production and distribution with marine tourism and strengthen the port’s role as an economic hub.
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Daepo Port and two other ports were selected as preliminary candidates after written and on-site evaluations.
Daepo Port was named the top-ranked port in the final evaluation.
Design work is planned for the project.
Construction is planned to take place.
- State funding
- 46.5 billion won
- Total project budget
- 95 billion won
- Applicant ports
- 11
- Other preliminary candidates
- Janggo Port in Dangjin and Seomang Port in Jindo
- Construction period
- 2027–2031
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전국 11개 신청항 중 대포항이 전국 최고점수로 1순위에 선정된 것은 강원도의 해양수산 역량과 대포항의 미래가치를 정부가 안정한 결과
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