In a move to modernize its maritime infrastructure, North Korea has unveiled a plan to transform Songrim Port into a dual-purpose facility, separating military and civilian operations. This sweeping overhaul, ordered by top government agencies on July 6, aims to catapult the North Hwanghae Province port into a cutting-edge hub for industrial logistics.<\/p>\n
“On July 6, the Munitions Industry Department of the Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, the Ministry of Land and Maritime Transport and the Ministry of Defense issued a joint order for the complete modernization of Songrim Port,” a source in North Korea recently told Daily NK, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The agency also ordered the port authorities and the construction department, as well as the defense ministry’s waterways bureau, to separate the operation and management of military and civilian activities.”<\/span><\/p>\n According to the source, the orders were in accordance with a decision made at the 10th Expanded Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The North Korean authorities have decided to physically separate the military and civilian sections of Songrim Port, install modernized equipment in accordance with their respective functions and establish independent operation and management departments.<\/span><\/p>\n In the orders, North Korea called for the development of a logistics management system using the latest technology to speed up logistics processing and enable real-time tracking and management of logistics. The port will also be equipped with a digital control tower capable of monitoring and adjusting all aspects of port operations in real time.<\/span><\/p>\n