A port is remodeled to favorably respond to increasing cargo volume and meet citizens' needs with water-friendly facilities. For an efficient and reliable remodeling project, I divided remodeling concept into four on the basis of survey and analysis of case studies, domestic and foreign: Redevelopment, Rearrangement, Renewal and Repair. I researched existing facilities, classified the facilities to be remodeled and suggested remodeling direction by regions. I also explored remodeling-related regulations and proposed solution to their problems. Lastly, focusing on renewal, I analyzed its economic implication on a quay wall with B/C, and a breakwater with VE/LCC as it is difficult to calculate its economic plus and minus. As for comprehensive economic effects, further research is required by each remodeling concept along with improved regulation to secure a support system and diverse resources to activate port remodeling.
Recently, globalized economy and culture speed up active international exchanges, which makes logistics increasingly important. However, a new port construction requires huge budget from the start and faces various limitation regarding location selection and liability for citizen's claim. In particular, given that introduction of five working days increases people's leisure time to spend on water-friendly facilities, current port situations set limit in enhancing competitiveness and securing visitor-friendly places. As of 2004, South Korea has 28 Foreign trade Ports and 23 Coastal Ports, and a total of 51 Designated Ports can call 671 vessels simultaneously along 171km quays. However, despite of government's continued expansion of ports, the current port facilities can only satisfy 76.1% of optimum, which incurs economic and competitive losses due to demurrage and freight congestion. In particular, more than 25% of Korean ports were built in the 1960s and 1970s and can't respond rapidly to changes in today's shipping and port industries.
