Port profile · KRKUV
Gunsan
Gunsan is a small natural river harbour on the Yellow Sea, in South Korea. Its UN/LOCODE is KRKUV. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Gunsan offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Gunsan
What members see for Gunsan, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Gunsan day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Gunsan and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Gunsan offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Draft
- 14 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Gunsan, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Gunsan
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Gunsan, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.2 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Gunsan, and what was found.
Ports near Gunsan
Other South Korea ports on the same stretch of coast.
- PyeongtaekSouth Korea · KRPTK
- DaesanSouth Korea · KRTSN
- MokpoSouth Korea · KRMOK
- IncheonSouth Korea · KRINC
- GwangyangSouth Korea · KRKAN
- MasanSouth Korea · KRMAS
- JinhaeSouth Korea · KRCHF
- GeojeSouth Korea · KRKJE
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Questions about Gunsan
What is the UN/LOCODE of Gunsan?
The UN/LOCODE of Gunsan is KRKUV.
Is pilotage compulsory in Gunsan?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Gunsan as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Gunsan?
Yes. Gunsan offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Gunsan can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 14 m draft for Gunsan.
Is Gunsan a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Gunsan.
How many port state control inspections are there in Gunsan?
3 port state control inspections were recorded in Gunsan in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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