Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Busan renames Gamcheon Port’s eastern piers to highlight deep-sea fishing
Busan’s maritime and fisheries office is renaming piers 1–4 on the eastern side of Gamcheon Port as Gamcheon Port’s No.
1–4 Distant-Water Piers.
The port is in Busan, South Korea.
The piers opened in 1999 and work alongside nearby facilities such as refrigerated warehouses to handle catches from distant-water fishing.
They are described as the country’s largest piers for this purpose and a hub for South Korea’s distant-water fishing industry.
The new name is intended to make the piers’ role clearer and better reflect their history.
It also aligns their names with the government’s 2024–2028 plan for developing the distant-water fishing industry and with the nearby road name, Won-yang-ro.
The office says it will update port plans and nautical charts and inform relevant agencies and businesses to reduce confusion.
Busan’s eastern piers at Gamcheon Port will be renamed Gamcheon Port Piers 1–4 for deep-sea fishing.
The Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries announced the change on October 12.
The piers have handled deep-sea catches since they were completed in 1999 and are described as the country’s largest facility of this kind.
The office said the new name will reflect the piers’ function and history and align with the road name Wonyang-ro.
It plans to update port plans and nautical charts and inform relevant organizations and businesses.
- Who
- The Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries announced the change.
- What
- Gamcheon Port’s eastern Piers 1–4 will be renamed Gamcheon Port Piers 1–4 for deep-sea fishing.
- When
- The announcement was made on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Gamcheon Port in Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- To reflect the piers’ function and history, clarify their identity and align the name with the Wonyang-ro road name.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We hope this name change will help Gamcheon Port become widely recognized as a leading hub for the deep-sea fishing industry.
We will do our utmost in port operations and support to strengthen the competitiveness of the deep-sea fishing industry and ensure the continued development of related industries.
The eastern piers at Gamcheon Port were completed.
The Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries announced the piers’ renaming.
- New name
- Gamcheon Port Piers 1–4
- Location
- Gamcheon Port, Busan
- Completed
- 1999
- Announcement
- October 12, 2026
- Road name
- Wonyang-ro
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