Port profile · KRKAN
Gwangyang
Gwangyang is a medium natural coastal harbour on the Korea Strait, in South Korea. Its UN/LOCODE is KRKAN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Gwangyang offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water, moderate repairs and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Gwangyang day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Gwangyang and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Gwangyang 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
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Gwangyang, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- None
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Port state control at Gwangyang
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Gwangyang, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 2.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: working and living conditions.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Gwangyang, and what was found.
Ports near Gwangyang
Other South Korea ports on the same stretch of coast.
- GeojeSouth Korea · KRKJE
- MasanSouth Korea · KRMAS
- JinhaeSouth Korea · KRCHF
- BusanSouth Korea · KRPUS
- MokpoSouth Korea · KRMOK
- GunsanSouth Korea · KRKUV
- UlsanSouth Korea · KRUSN
- PohangSouth Korea · KRKPO
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Questions about Gwangyang
What is the UN/LOCODE of Gwangyang?
The UN/LOCODE of Gwangyang is KRKAN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Gwangyang?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Gwangyang as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Gwangyang?
Yes. Gwangyang offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Gwangyang have a dry dock?
Yes. Gwangyang has a medium dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
Is Gwangyang a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Gwangyang.
How many port state control inspections are there in Gwangyang?
5 port state control inspections were recorded in Gwangyang in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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