News / Korea's SM Line sails in with some help for hard hit transpac shippers

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South Korean liner operator SM Line (also known as SM Merchant Marine) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting compatriot shippers facing sky-high freight rates and tight capacity on the transpacific.

CEO Park Ki-hoon said on Monday the company was assigning all available ships to the Pacific trades and, the same day, the 6,500 teu SM Ningbo departed Busan for Long Beach.

Prior to this, a similar-sized ship, SM Busan, had also been assigned to SM Line’s transpacific service, replacing a 4,200 teu ship.

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