A Study on Improvement of Legal System for Implementation of Regional Coastal Port Redevelopment Projects

Choi, Hye-Rin; Lee, Han-Seok; Park, Jin

doi:2025.49.1.83

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Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2025;49(1):83-92.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2025.49.1.83 Published online February 28, 2025.

지방관리연안항 항만재개발사업 추진을 위한 법제도 개선에 관한 연구

최혜린¹, 이한석², 박진³

¹한국해양대학교 박사과정
²㈜상지엔지니어링건축사사무소 연구소장
³한국섬재단 정책위원회

A Study on Improvement of Legal System for Implementation of Regional Coastal Port Redevelopment Projects

Hye-Rin Choi¹, Han-Seok Lee², Jin Park³

¹Student, Graduate School of Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Korea
²Director of Research Institute, Sangji Engineering & Architects Inc.
³Policy Research Committee Researcher, Korean Island Foundation, Mokpo 58728, Korea

Correspondence: Hye-Rin Choi,
Email: hrchoi@g.kmou.ac.kr

Received: 8 January 2025 • Revised: 4 February 2025 • Accepted: 17 February 2025

Abstract

According to status of domestic port redevelopment projects, regional coastal ports face low profitability and poor financial conditions, making private investment attractive and project implementation challenging. Existing legal systems primarily focus on national management ports. They are insufficient to address issues specific to regional coastal ports. This study aims to identify issues in redevelopment projects of regional coastal ports and proposes legal system improvements to promote project efficiency. Through a review of policies, legal systems, and fact-finding analysis, problems are identified. Based on results of this study, we proposed improvements to related legal systems, such as the 「Act on Redevelopment of Harbors and Development of Their Environs」to secure business feasibility, and enhance the financial support system, training professional manpower, improving the project processing system, connecting ports and surrounding areas, and increase resident participation.

Key Words: regional coastal port, port redevelopment project, delay in project implementation, legal system improvement, revitalization