News / Seoul intervenes to divert box ship and ease Korean urea shortage

Vinalines Diamond: Credit Connie Jiang

29/11/2021

South Korean intra-Asia carrier Sinokor Merchant Marine has diverted a containership to Ulsan to facilitate the delivery of much-needed urea from China.

Diesel-fuelled vehicles in South Korea are required by law to use urea as an additive to cut emissions and, currently, a shortage is so ...

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