SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Shipments from major ports and cement production sites are recovering after days of disruptions over the truckers’ strike, the government said Saturday, as the walkout appears to be losing steam in the face of a tough government stance. Container shipments from 12 major ports around the country had recovered [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The nationwide strike by truck drivers caused supply disruptions across the cement and steel industries on Friday, with other sectors like auto and petrochemicals feared to bear the brunt if the protest prolongs. Cement factories were unable to ship most of the daily supply of 200,000 tons the previous [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shippers urged striking truckers Tuesday to end their protest and resume negotiations over the disputed freight rate system, stressing that smaller export and import traders could take the brunt of the prolonged cargo disruptions. An industry group representing some 70,000 shippers made the emphatic call as thousands [...]