News / Busan sees steep decline in volumes as truckers' strike hits key industries

South Korean truck drivers' strike. Credit Anne Tootill

South Korea is counting the economic costs of the fallout from the intensifying truckers’ strike, which is continuing for a third day as South Korea’s largest port in Busan reported a major decline in cargo movements.

Unionised truckers, including cement mixers and car-carrying trailers, have stopped ...