Port is responsible for the important role that creates a lot of value-added export and import-intensive countries, critical infrastructure, and in the national economy. Despite being an important facility for the past, awareness of the port is insufficient
In 2000s, increasing the world container traffic volumes, China's economic development, and trade volume in the Northeast Asia to generate a lot of are changing the perception of the role and importance of the port.
Looking at Korean ports, the Busan port and Gwangyang port have been promoted to become a center port to port (Two- Port) policy as a major Hub Port in Northeast Asia. Incheon is located in the center of China's processing trade volume and freight in the metropolitan area. Looking at the trading country in Incheon, Freight cargo of China accounts for a significant proportion of container cargos. Also Ulsan port being recognized as such supporting port of behind industry establishes port features and development direction.
According to the review of the master plan and the port recognition in Korean Port, this study examines determining factors which affects the port cargo volume. The target of the study is domestic small and medium-sized container port that receives a large hinterland cargo volume, excluding the impact of the Global Hub Port like Busan and Gwangyang port. Factors that affect the multiple regression analysis result of the port cargo volume are handling capacity, degree of activation, connection number of countries, GRDP and number of manufacturers.