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Samcheon Po
Key data
updated Apr 2021Size limits
Max LOA 292m, draught 15.5m, 40m Beam, 100,000DWT.
Load line zone
Summer.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samcheonpo Coal Power Plant | — | — | 2 |
| Dry Cargo Terminal | — | — | 3 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Aug 2010Approach
Leading light beacons (34°54.5'N 128°06.4'E) which are black square metal framework towers, 25m and 33m in height, respectively, are situated 0.2nm apart at the NW end of the deep water wharf. They are in line bearing 025.5° and lead from seaward through the buoyed fairway approach SE of Shinsu Do.
Lightbuoys, numbered from seaward, mark the approach fairway, from seaward to Samcheon Po.
Port limits
The harbour limits extend N and E of Shinsu Do.
Anchorages
Samcheon Po Myoji, between Changdung Mal and No Mal, 0.75nm WNW, affords good anchorage. The best position to anchor is with the S extremity of Hang Do in line with a 24m high hill (standing 0.2nm N of the S extremity of No Mal) bearing 318°, in a depth of 9.0m, sand and mud.
Designated anchorages No 1, 2 and 3 are situated relative to Hang Do Light, 0.25nm SE, 0.6nm S and 0.65nm SW, respectively.
Quarantine anchorage: 34°52.0'N 128°05.4'E, is 0.5nm S of the deep water channel.
Charts and publications
BA 127, 3391. Admiralty Pilot NP43, NP286(6).
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
Port services
updated Apr 2016Medical
Samcheonpo hospital is located approximately 2km from the port.
Transport
Nearest airport: Sacheon Airport is approximately 20km from the port.
About Samcheon Po
updated May 2010Where it is
Samcheon Po is at the southern end of the Korean peninsula.
The port
This is a large harbour the limits of which extend N and E of Shinsu Do.
During the fishing season large numbers of fishing boats use the harbour, the oldest part of which is a basin protected by a breakwater situated close NW of No Mal, a point 0.75nm N of Shinsu Do.
The port handles bulk cargoes such as crystal, kaolin, coal.
Questions about Samcheon Po
What time zone is Samcheon Po in?
Local time at Samcheon Po is UTC+9. No summer time.
Which load line zone is Samcheon Po in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Samcheon Po?
Port State Control at Samcheon Po: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Samcheon Po?
The UN/LOCODE of Samcheon Po is KRSCP.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Samcheon Po say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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