SEJONG, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Container shipping costs from South Korea to China rose in November, reversing the decline recorded the previous month, the customs agency said Monday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from South Korea to China climbed 14.4 percent from a month earlier to 839,000 won (US$583.93) in November, according to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Container shipping costs from South Korea to the U.S. east coast and Europe increased for the fourth consecutive month in August amid prolonged geopolitical risks in the Red Sea, data showed Thursday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from South Korea to the U.S. east coast rose [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Container shipping costs from Europe to South Korea rose for the fourth consecutive month in May amid ongoing tensions surrounding the Red Sea, the customs agency said Monday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from the European Union to South Korea went up 5 percent on-month last [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Container shipping costs from Europe to South Korea soared nearly 40 percent in February amid continued tensions surrounding the Red Sea, data showed Friday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container for the route jumped 38.7 percent on-month to 1.24 million won (US$934.16) last month, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Container shipping costs from South Korea to Europe soared more than 70 percent last month amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, data showed Thursday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container for the route surged 72 percent on-month to come to 4.35 million won (US$3,262.5) in January, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has secured an exclusive shipping space at the port of Bremerhaven in Germany, one of the largest automobile shipping ports in Europe. The company said Wednesday that it had signed a deal with the port’s terminal operator BLG Logistics [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s airfreight exports jumped to account for 36 percent of the country’s overall exports last year, industry data showed Tuesday, on higher demand for chips and biohealth products. Of the country’s combined exports of US$512.5 billion in 2020, air transport accounted for $183 billion, according to the data [...]
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SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The airline industry, facing one of an almost existential crisis posed by the coronavirus, is making unexpected progress in the shipping sector. Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top flag carrier, said Sunday that its international shipping in April reached 104.6 tons, up by 12 percent from last year. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 shipowning company managers said they are likely to order new ships within the next 12 months, according to an industry report, in a sign that the maritime sector sees light at the end of the tunnel. SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair that takes [...]