Editing Transport in North Korea (section)

==Water transport==
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Water transport on the major rivers and along the coasts plays a growing role in freight and passenger traffic. Except for the [[Yalu river|Yalu]] and [[Taedong river|Taedong]] rivers, most of the inland waterways, totaling {{convert|2,250|km}}, are navigable only by small [[boat]]s. Coastal traffic is heaviest on the eastern seaboard, whose deeper waters can accommodate larger [[marine vessel|vessels]]. The major [[port]]s are [[Nampo]] on the west coast and [[Rajin-guyok|Rajin]], [[Chongjin]], [[Wonsan]], and [[Hamhung]] on the east coast. The country's harbor loading capacity in the 1990s was estimated at almost 35 million tons a year. There is a continuing investment in upgrading and expanding port facilities, developing transportation—particularly on the Taedong River—and increasing the share of international cargo by domestic vessels.<ref name=Savada1994/>

===List of ports in North Korea===
*[[Chongjin]]
*[[Haeju]]
*[[Hamhung]]
*[[Kimchaek]]
*[[Kaesong]]
*[[Nampo]]
*[[Rasŏn]]/[[Najin]]/[[Rajin-guyok]]
*[[Sinuiju]]
*[[Sonbong]] (formerly Unggi)
*[[Songnim]]
*Ungsang
*[[Wonsan]]

===Merchant marine===
{{see also|North Korea Maritime Administration|List of North Korean merchant ships}}
In the early 1990s, North Korea possessed an oceangoing merchant fleet, largely domestically produced, of 68 ships (of at least 1,000 gross-registered tons), totalling 465,801 gross-registered tons ({{DWT|709,442|metric|disp=long}}), which included 58 cargo ships and two tankers.<ref name=Savada1994/> As of 2008, this has increased to a total of 167 vessels consisting mainly of cargo and tanker ships.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fleet by type
! Number
|-
| Total || '''167'''
|-
| [[Bulk carrier]] || '''11'''
|-
| [[Cargo]] || '''121'''
|-
| [[Aircraft carrier|Carrier]] || '''1'''
|-
| [[Chemical tanker]] || '''4'''
|-
| [[Container ship|Container]] || '''3'''
|-
| [[Cargo liner]] || '''3'''
|-
| [[Petroleum tanker]] || '''19'''
|-
| [[Reefer ship]] || '''4'''
|-
| Roll on/Roll off || '''1'''
|}