South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on 30 December that it has asked local liner operators to deploy more ships to North Europe and East Asia-Southeast Asia services.
The minister, Moon Seong-hyeok, said that the well-documented Transpacific capacity crunch is spreading to these in-demand routes, necessitating pre-emptive measures.
Capacity is so tight that on 31 December, South Korea’s largest mainline operator, HMM, is deploying a 1,400TEU multi-purpose vessel to carry...
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