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Busan Port’s LNG and Methanol Plan: Who Pays to Keep Fuel Ready?

Busan Port’s LNG and Methanol Plan: Who Pays to Keep Fuel Ready?

Busan already supplies ships with LNG and methanol, drawing on regional and international fuel networks. A terminal planned for 2032 could bring fuel closer to the berths—but will customers pay enough to justify the added capacity?

Bukangi, the Shark That Stayed in Busan’s North Port

Bukangi, the Shark That Stayed in Busan’s North Port

A rescue net guided Bukangi toward the sea, but the dusky shark returned to Busan’s North Port canal. Her familiar appearances offered no clear answer to why she stayed—or whether another rescue would help.

Busan’s Water System Is Entering a Harder Era of Renewal

Busan’s Water System Is Entering a Harder Era of Renewal

Busan spent decades building a water system that can absorb major failures. Now it must renew aging transmission mains and rebuild four water treatment plants without losing the reliability that investment created.

South Korea’s 490 Regional Doctor Seats Begin a Longer Route to Care

South Korea’s 490 Regional Doctor Seats Begin a Longer Route to Care

South Korea’s first 490 regional-doctor seats tie medical-school admission to 10 years of regional service. South Gyeongsang shows why seats alone cannot predict which specialists, hospitals or patient routes will change.

What It Takes for U.S. Navy Repair Work to Become a Busan Industry

What It Takes for U.S. Navy Repair Work to Become a Busan Industry

HJ Shipbuilding has brought U.S. Navy maintenance work to Yeongdo. Whether it becomes a durable Busan industry will depend on recurring contracts, local supplier revenue and technical capabilities that remain useful after each ship leaves the yard.

Busan’s Sasang–Haeundae Expressway Will Reshape the Dongseo Corridor

Busan’s Sasang–Haeundae Expressway Will Reshape the Dongseo Corridor

Busan is preparing a 21.7-kilometer underground expressway between Sasang and Haeundae. The tunnel is increasingly defined, but its performance — and the future of the Dongseo Elevated Road above it — will depend on access points, tolls, ground conditions and the streets that remain.

Busan Port’s Bigger Balance Sheet May Come With Less Control

Busan Port’s Bigger Balance Sheet May Come With Less Control

Busan enters South Korea’s port-authority merger with the largest assets, the highest leverage and almost all of the country’s transshipment traffic. The real issue is how a national institution will divide capital and commercial authority.