BUSAN, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A military source confirmed Wednesday that the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen – capable of tracking and monitoring ballistic missiles – is currently stationed in Busan, South Korea’s largest port, amid recent threats from North Korea that have been raising international concern. The 12,845-ton vessel went into operation in 2014, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Wednesday that it will push to build more ships powered by liquid natural gas (LNG) and develop the relevant technologies in an effort to go green amid looming strict emission rules. The move came a month after the International Maritime Organization adopted a landmark decision to [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Esmeralda (BE-43) is the world’s longest sailing ship, and it made port at a naval base in the Korean city of Busan Tuesday morning. Weighing 3,763 tons, the Esmeralda was commissioned in 1954, and currently serves as a training ship for the Chilean Navy. The vessel is 110 [...]
BUSAN, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Two drunk Vietnamese crewmen aboard a deep-sea fishing vessel operating in the Indian Ocean killed a South Korean captain and chief engineer on Monday, the Coast Guard said. The two suspects, whose identities were withheld, allegedly attacked the 43-year-old captain, surnamed Yang, and 42-year-old engineer, surnamed Kang, at around [...]