The hinterland of harbors which are designated as FTZs are close to piers for international freight ships. Therefore, it is more preferable and convenient for international logistics companies linked to the harbors, or else companies producing and assembling products to be re-exported, to move into the FTZ.
Accordingly, the focus is more on international logistics companies in the case of the 40,000 pyung hinterland of the Busan harbor and the Busan new harbor area. The Busan harbor hinterland has a well-developed service industry related to harbors and is close to the piers, and the Busan new harbor hinterland has an already well-developed industrial complex. Attracting manufacturing companies is limited to an extent, as they do not pose a problem to the harbor and its role of a logistics hub.
The hinterland of the Gwangyang harbor is a large international harbor, but nearby industrial complexes are not yet sufficiently developed. Gwangyang harbor plans to also attract manufacturing companies for export and expand the area into a compound production and logistics hub.