Editing Transport in South Korea (section)

==Waterways==
Virtually cut off from the Asian mainland, South Korea is a seafaring nation, with one of the world's largest [[shipbuilding]] industries and an extensive system of [[ferry]] services. South Korea operates one of the largest merchant fleets serving [[China]], [[Japan]] and the [[Middle East]]. Most fleet operators are large conglomerates, while most ferry operators are small, private operators.

There are 1,609&nbsp;km of navigable [[water transport|waterways]] in South Korea, though use is restricted to small craft.

===Ferries===
[[File:Korea Busan Pusan International Ferry Terminal.JPG|thumb|230px|Busan International Ferry Terminal]]
The southern and westerns coasts of the country are dotted with small islands which are served by ferries.  In addition, the larger offshore [[Jeju Island|Jeju]] and [[Ulleung-do|Ulleung]] Islands are also served by [[ferry]]. Major centres for [[ferry]] service include [[Incheon]], [[Mokpo]], [[Pohang]] and [[Busan]], as well as China and Japan.

===Ports and harbours===
The cities have major ports [[Jinhae]], [[Incheon]], [[Gunsan]], [[Masan (Korea)|Masan]], [[Mokpo]], [[Pohang]], [[Busan]] ( [[Port of Busan|Busan Port]]), [[Donghae City|Donghae]], [[Ulsan]], [[Yeosu]], [[Jeju City|Jeju]].

===Merchant Marine===
In 1999, there was a total of 461 [[merchant ship]]s (1,000 GT or over) totalling 5,093,620 GT/{{DWT|8,100,634|metric|disp=long}}. These are divisible by type as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_mer_mar_shi_by_typ-transportation-merchant-marine-ships-type|title=Ships by type (most recent) by country|publisher=nationmaster.com|access-date=2005-05-19}}</ref>
* bulk 98
* cargo 149
* chemical tanker 39
* combination bulk 4
* container 53
* liquefied gas 13
* multi-functional large load carrier 1
* passenger 3
* petroleum tanker 61
* refrigerated cargo 26
* roll-on/roll-off 4
* specialised tanker 4
* vehicle carrier 6