Dongwon Industries stock: KRW200bn Busan automation plan through 2028

Published on 11/01/2026 at 00:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Dongwon Industries stock is linked to a planned expansion at Busan New Port. The project extends Dongwon's automated terminal and logistics operations.

Busan Automation Plan Takes Shape

An agreement signed on October 20 sets the expansion in motion.
The project adds automated vehicles, handling equipment and terminal operating systems.
A separate medical and cosmetics project forms part of the wider regional investment package.

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Dongwon Global Terminal Busan signed an investment memorandum with regional authorities on October 20 for a planned automation expansion at Busan New Port. Container News reported on October 21 that the programme calls for KRW 200 billion of investment by 2028 and is expected to create 88 jobs.

Automation Extends Busan Port Operations

The planned spending covers automated guided vehicles, container-handling equipment and terminal operating systems at the West Container Terminal area of Busan New Port. Dongwon Global Terminal Busan expects the project to strengthen the port's smart-operations capabilities.

The terminal opened in April 2024 as South Korea's first fully automated container terminal, according to the Container News report. Its existing systems use automated guided vehicles, automated container cranes and an integrated operating system for unloading, transport and storage.

The memorandum was signed with the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority, South Gyeongsang Province and Changwon City. The authority is expected to support the administrative and permitting procedures linked to the investment.

Dongwon's Business Mix

Dongwon Industries is part of a South Korean group with businesses spanning ocean and logistics, food and distribution, and lifestyle services. The group describes Dongwon Industries as a global seafood company with a large fleet, while also operating cold-storage, port-handling and logistics businesses. Its broader mix gives it exposure to seafood, supply-chain infrastructure and food products rather than to a single terminal activity. The company is therefore positioned as a diversified Korean operator across connected ocean, logistics and consumer businesses.