Truckers blockade S Korean container ports in new strike over wages

Access to South Korea’s two busiest container ports, Busan and Gwangyang, has been blocked, causing box traffic to fall to 40% of normal levels. The blockades are due to 25,000 truckers, ...

Nov 24, 2022• Comments•

Busan Headlines

News / Sirius Air Cargo gets clearance for take-off from Busan’s Gimhae Airport

South Korean start-up Sirius Air Cargo yesterday received a licence to operate an air cargo ...

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News / Shippers urge an end to truck strike as South Korean exports take a hit

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) today said it had received 32 complaints from 19 ...

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Nov 25, 2022• Comments•

News / Korean truckers end strike – but supply chains remain seriously disrupted

Following an eight-day strike, South Korean truckers went back to work today after hammering out ...

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Jun 15, 2022• Comments•

News / Return of blanked Asia-Europe sailings as carriers bid to get back on schedule

The spectre of blank sailings may be about to return to haunt shippers and forwarders ...

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May 17, 2021• Comments•

Premium / Snapshot: Port volumes as muddy as hell

Comment: Preliminary port throughput data for the world’s largest 25 container ports is now published.

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Feb 17, 2021• Comments•

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News / Major ports and carriers report large increases in container rollovers

More than one in three containers shipped globally in December were rolled-over at transhipment hubs, ...

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Jan 19, 2021• Comments•

News / As shipping's 'seasonal lull' remains anything but, rollovers continue to climb

Container rollovers at the world’s leading transhipment ports began to climb again last month, according ...

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Nov 27, 2020• Comments•

News / The way out of the maze that is the world's demurrage and detention charges

Shipper fury at demurrage and detention (D&D) charges levied by carriers serving US ports suddenly ...

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Jun 10, 2020• Comments•

Recommends / VIDEO: K Line containership destroys a quay crane in Busan

Nothing quite sums up the way many maritime accidents take place – slowly, slowly, slowly, ...

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Apr 7, 2020• Comments•

News / MSC offers storage in terminal yards to help prevent import congestion at ports

As consumer demand in Europe and North America drops off a cliff, fears have grown ...

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Truckers blockade S Korean container ports in new strike over wages

Busan Headlines

News / Sirius Air Cargo gets clearance for take-off from Busan’s Gimhae Airport

News / Shippers urge an end to truck strike as South Korean exports take a hit

News / Korean truckers end strike – but supply chains remain seriously disrupted

News / Return of blanked Asia-Europe sailings as carriers bid to get back on schedule

Premium / Snapshot: Port volumes as muddy as hell

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Major ports and carriers report large increases in container rollovers

News / As shipping's 'seasonal lull' remains anything but, rollovers continue to climb

News / The way out of the maze that is the world's demurrage and detention charges

Recommends / VIDEO: K Line containership destroys a quay crane in Busan

News / MSC offers storage in terminal yards to help prevent import congestion at ports

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News / South Korean shipping sector 'heading for disaster' as virus crisis hits industry

News / South Korean carriers SinoKor and Heung-A to merge container operations

News / Court orders sale of Hanjin's Asia-US network and other assets to pay debts

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Truckers blockade S Korean container ports in new strike over wages

Busan Headlines

News / Sirius Air Cargo gets clearance for take-off from Busan’s Gimhae Airport

News / Shippers urge an end to truck strike as South Korean exports take a hit

News / Korean truckers end strike – but supply chains remain seriously disrupted

News / Return of blanked Asia-Europe sailings as carriers bid to get back on schedule

Premium / Snapshot: Port volumes as muddy as hell

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Major ports and carriers report large increases in container rollovers

News / As shipping's 'seasonal lull' remains anything but, rollovers continue to climb

News / The way out of the maze that is the world's demurrage and detention charges

Recommends / VIDEO: K Line containership destroys a quay crane in Busan

News / MSC offers storage in terminal yards to help prevent import congestion at ports

Most read news

News / South Korean shipping sector 'heading for disaster' as virus crisis hits industry

News / South Korean carriers SinoKor and Heung-A to merge container operations

News / Court orders sale of Hanjin's Asia-US network and other assets to pay debts

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