One of the national priority projects designed to meet future demand driven by Busan's position as a regional shipping and logistics hub
BNP 2-3 is now one of the five terminals operating within Busan New Port, a national priority port project intended to meet the growing shipping volume in Busan as Asia’s leading shipping and logistic hub. Construction began in January 2008 and completed in December 2011 as originally scheduled. BNP2-3 is a container terminal, handling maximum capacity of 2.7 million Twenty-foot-Equivalent Units(TEUs) per year.
MKIF has invested in BNCT Co., Ltd, the concessionaire of Busan New Port Phase 2-3, in the form of equity and subordinated loans. MKIF currently has 30.0% of equity interest (KRW 66.4 billion), making MKIF the largest shareholder, and 100% of the subordinated loan (KRW193 billion). MKIF’s total investment in Metro9 is KRW259.4 billion.
| Concession agreement | |
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| Government authority: | Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs |
| Concession term: | 29 years and 3 months |
| Concession term commencement: | January 2012 |
| Facilities | |
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| Site area: | 840,000m2 |
| Berthing facilities: | Four 50,000 ton berths |
| Capacity: | Estimated maximum handling capacity 2.7 million TEUs per year |