Location
South Korea / Asia Pacific
Project record
Busan New Port West Container Terminal Phase 2-6
Busan Port Authority; Phase 2-6 construction area identified at right of the New Port aerial
Busan Port Authority is delivering two 4,000-TEU-plus berths across a 700-metre quay and 546,000-square-metre site at West Container Terminal Phase 2-6. The 23-caisson substructure was completed in August 2024. Civil works remain associated with HL D&I Halla, while separate July 2024 awards cover six container cranes from HD Hyundai Samho and 34 transfer cranes from HJ Shipbuilding & Construction.
Segment
Deep-water ports and automated container terminals
Status
BPA completed the 23-caisson substructure in August 2024 and is advancing superstructure and automated-equipment packages toward an October 2027 completion and second-half 2027 opening target / Confirmed
Last checked
1 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Deep-water ports and automated container terminals is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- Busan Port Authority (BPA), port developer, facility owner and project client
- Delivery parties
- HL D&I Halla - identified civil contractor for the West Container Terminal Phase 2-6 construction works, HD Hyundai Samho - July 2024 contractor for six container cranes under a KRW 163.2 billion package, HJ Shipbuilding & Construction - July 2024 contractor for 34 transfer cranes, with installation targeted by June 2027, KR Engineering - present in BPA's transfer-crane production event; exact current supervision scope not allocated without further primary evidence, Public primary sources do not name the Phase 2-6 terminal operator, civil subcontractors, commissioning integrator or downstream marine plant providers
- Contract route
- BPA is delivering the civil terminal and procuring domestic automated cargo-handling equipment in separate packages. HL D&I Halla is identified on the civil works. BPA signed July 2024 contracts with HD Hyundai Samho for six container cranes and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction for 34 transfer cranes.
- Execution window
- BPA states a 2013-2027 project period, substructure completion in August 2024 and superstructure completion plus operating preparation by October 2027. Six quay cranes were scheduled for 18 barge shipments from October 2025 through June 2026. Transfer-crane installation is targeted for June 2027, ahead of a second-half 2027 opening target.
- Works package
- Deliver two berths for vessels above 4,000 TEU, a 700-metre quay, 546,000 square metres of terminal land, 23 caissons, civil superstructure and automated cargo-handling equipment including six container cranes and 34 transfer cranes.
- Marine interfaces
- Completed caisson and substructure works establish the quay platform, but berth structures, landside superstructure, crane block transport, final assembly, utilities, automation, commissioning and nautical readiness remain separate. Each quay crane travels in three blocks, creating 18 barge movements rather than 18 cranes.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- BPA provides unusually clear package values and production milestones. The public record still does not name a Phase 2-6 operator or civil subcontract chain, allocate the KRW 624.819 billion total across all current awards, or publish integrated testing, berth acceptance and operating-release evidence.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogBPA held a construction-site emergency drill
The owner confirmed the project remained an active construction site in 2026 without changing the completion or opening evidence state.
SourceSix quay cranes entered the staged marine-delivery sequence
BPA defined 18 barge legs through June 2026 for six cranes, followed by final assembly and commissioning at Phase 2-6.
SourceProduction started for 34 transfer cranes
HJ Shipbuilding & Construction began the separate 34-unit yard-equipment package, with production and installation continuing toward the June 2027 target.
SourceThe quay substructure was completed
BPA records all 23 caissons installed and the substructure complete, while superstructure, equipment integration, commissioning and operating readiness remained open.
SourceHL D&I Halla was identified on the civil works
BPA's port-construction declaration named HL D&I Halla as the contractor for the Phase 2-6 civil construction site and works programme.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Completion and acceptance of the civil superstructure
- Final delivery, assembly and commissioning of six container cranes
- Installation and commissioning of 34 transfer cranes
- Operator selection or concession disclosure
- Automation, power, control and yard-integration trials
- Berth, navigation and safety acceptance
- First commercial call and repeat operating service
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 7
- West Container Terminal Phase 2-6 development status Busan Port Authority, Current project page reviewed 1 August 2026
- Second automated cargo-handling equipment production update Busan Port Authority, 21 October 2025
- Domestic automated transfer-crane production starts Busan Port Authority, 2 October 2024
- Idle wharf supports six quay-crane and 34 transfer-crane packages Busan Port Authority, 21 March 2025
- Phase 2-6 domestic equipment procurement plan Busan Port Authority, 13 December 2023
- Busan port-construction ESG declaration naming Phase 2-6 contractor Busan Port Authority, 21 December 2022
- Phase 2-6 construction-site safety drill Busan Port Authority, 9 April 2026