The domestic coastal shipping has been emerged as an alterative mode for freight transportation in Korea where over 80% of domestic freight is moved by road. However, domestic shipping industry is far behind of the expectation with old and small ship fleet. In addition it has several shortcomings such as lack of labor available, low bargain capability, unfair taxation systems etc.
This dissertation, therefore, aims at analysing the current situation of the industry, deriving problems and some suggests for the activation of the industry.