It is time for Korea to review the validity of rail ferry between Korea and China for effective system in rapidly changing trade and logistics environment of Northeast Asia. The railroad link with North Korea is important in terms of how the rail ferr...
It is time for Korea to review the validity of rail ferry between Korea and China for effective system in rapidly changing trade and logistics environment of Northeast Asia. The railroad link with North Korea is important in terms of how the rail ferry between Korea and China connects the railroad system of China through rail ferry from Inchon Harbor and Pyeongtaek Harbor, but the rail ferry between Korea and China has a great significance considering political conditions on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. Rail ferry is the transport method of installing total 2 thousand meter long railroads on the deck of 10,000 ton vessels. Rail ferry can transport train, vehicle, and passengers at the same time, is inexpensive because it can connect railroad traffic in cut off area due to geographical conditions as river, lake, stream, and ocean, bulk transport is possible with convenient overland transportation, and is being evaluated as an effective combined freight type that combines eco-friendly railroad transport. Considering increased trade volume in Korea by conclusion of the FTA since the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, the necessity of expansion of logistics infrastructure, economic activation policy of northeast and western inland areas by One belt, One road policy of China, massive resource development of Central Asia, and formation probability of new transportation market according to the economic development, further review on logistics system between Korea and China using rail ferry would be needed in strategic terms. Also, in addition to the technical review on transportation and civil engineering, review on political⋅diplomatic⋅economic contents would be essential between the two nations for Korea China Rail Ferry, prediction of passenger and freight flows, review on calculation of operating expense, economic effects, and financing measure needs to be done, and operation of research consultative group between Korea and China would be needed.