BUSAN PORT AUTHORITY

Busan Port Authority to construct logistics center in Rotterdam

Busan Port Authority (BPA) said that it signed a contract with Samsung SDS to operate a logistics center in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 18th February, 2020.

BPA will begin a construction of the logistics center in September this year and complete and operate it in around June 2021, according to a statement. Samsung SDS will provide logistics services for small and medium-sized companies conducting business between Europe and South-Korea for 10 years from the opening of the logistics center.

The...

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HMM-BPTC consortium tipped to operate new Busan terminal

Hyundai Merchant Marine’s (HMM) consortium with Busan Port Terminal Corporation (BPTC) has been named the preferred bidder to operate the West container terminal in Busan New Port.

Regulator, Busan Port Authority (BPA), said the consortium was the only bidder in two rounds of an open tender. HMM is South Korea’s largest liner operator. BPTC, which already operates the Sinseondae and Gamman terminals in Busan, was formed in November 2016, from the merger of CJ Korea Express Busan Container...

https://container-news.com/hmm-bptc-consortium-tipped-to-operate-new-busan-terminal/

Busan Port launches blockchain project

The Busan Port Authority, a global hub port corporation, is kick-staring its project to establish a blockchain-based ITT system to improve its inter-terminal transportation (ITT) flow.

The Authority stated on Apr. 5 that it will start establishing the blockchain-based ITT system for expanded service from next month. This is followed by the pilot system adopted at the end of last year to test the viability of a blockchain-based transportation system, which was jointly invested by the Ministry of...

https://container-news.com/busan-port-launches-blockchain-project/

Busan to develop warehouse at Rotterdam port

Today (June 19), Busan Port Authority and Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a contract for the issue of a five hectare site on Maasvlakte Distribution Park West. This makes the South Korean port authority the launching customer for the industrial site. Of the seven remaining plots, six are however already reserved.

Busan Port Authority is developing a sustainable 30,000 square metre warehouse on Maasvlakte Distribution Park West, for use by various, mainly Korean, service providers. “For us,...

https://container-news.com/busan-develop-warehouse-rotterdam-port/

Port Authorities of Busan and Rotterdam sign LoI

The Busan Port Authority and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a Letter of Intent for the allocation of a 5 to 10 hectare site on the Maasvlakte Distribution Park West. It is the second LOI signed in a short time for this distribution site.

The Busan Port Authority wants to develop a sustainable warehouse on the Maasvlakte Distribution Park West, to be used by multiple, mainly Korean, service providers. Combined with the previous agreement, this means that 15 to 20 hectares of the total...

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