조선 산업의 대국 [The
World's leading shipbuilding country]
From ancient times with its favorable geographical situation,
Korea has been a maritime country. In Silla period Jang
Bo Go (A.D. ?~846) secured maritime trade, he was the
most successful leader in the East Asian maritime trade
industry in the 9th century. Jang established "CheonghaeJin"
(a military and administrative base) in Wando island.
CheonghaeJin was not only a strategic alliance system
with Silla Dynasty to sweep away pirates but also a
base to achieve his private goal to obtain the absolute
commandership of East Asia's maritime trade. His giant
network was based on CheoghaeJin in Silla, Hakata in
Japan, Cheoksanpo and Yangjoo in Tang (China) and it
promoted international maritime trade not only triangular
trade among Korea (Silla), China and Japan but also
the trade between the South and North areas within China,
as well as merchants from Persia and Southeast Asia.
At that time he made Korean peninsula the economic center
of Northeast Asia controlling Northeast Asian maritime
trade.
If Jang Bo Go had controlled Northeast Asian maritime
trade 1,200 ago, Korean shipbuilding industry controlling
the world's shipbuilding market now. Korea is a leading
shipbuilding country with the productivity improvement
and the upgrading of production technology. According
to the KOSHIPA (The Korea Shipbuilder's Association)
data, new orders Korean shipbuilders received in 2002
amounted to 7.6 million CGT (Compensated Gross Tonnage).
Korean shipbuilders built 6.8 million CGT in 2002 and
as of the end of 2002 the order books recorded 17.1
million CGT. And all 3 major shipyards are located in
Korea. They covers over 50% of the new orders |
