INCHEON PORT

Pier collision in Incheon detains TMS bulker captain over speeding suspicion

The captain of a Greek-owned Capesize bulk carrier, Flecha, has been detained and charged with negligence after the vessel was involved in an accident in Incheon, South Korea.

The charge was disclosed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard on 9 May.

The 2004-built Flecha, owned by TMS Dry, collided with the mooring facilities at Yongheung Pier around Yeongdeungpo-gu Thermal Power Plant in Incheon, on 21 April, while discharging coal from Russia.

No one was injured in the...

https://container-news.com/pier-collision-in-incheon-detains-tms-bulker-captain-over-speeding-suspicion/

SITC launches service between China, Incheon and Vietnam

SITC Container Lines has launched a China-Vietnam service (CVS), which connects the Incheon port in South Korea to the two countries.

The CVS service was launched at the encouragement of the Incheon Port Authority (IPA), which has been working to connect a bigger number of routes to the South Korean port, which is marketed as a gateway into Seoul.

The service began on 24 June, when the 2,524TEU SITC Davao departed Incheon to sail under the following port rotation Incheon, Dalian, Tianjin,...

https://container-news.com/sitc-launches-service-between-china-incheon-and-vietnam/

E-commerce zone for Incheon Port

South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has designated a special zone in Incheon Port to cater to growing container shipments of goods purchased through e-commerce.

The move, mirroring similar developments in Taiwan and China, reflects the recent growth of online retail sales, due to lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The e-commerce zone occupies an area of 250,000m2 within Incheon port’s Aam Logistics Complex 2.

MOF said that it is appropriate for Incheon Port, which has been...

https://container-news.com/e-commerce-zone-for-incheon-port/

South Korea’s container ports secure additional storage sites

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea said on 7 February 2020 that alternative container storage sites have been secured, alleviating the increasing burden on the country’s ports, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Anxious governments have taken drastic action by quarantining ships arriving from China. The usual post-Lunar New Year lull has also seen liner operators reducing their sailings. This has resulted in shipments to and from China being delayed.

Busan, Incheon and...

https://container-news.com/south-koreas-container-ports-secure-additional-storage-sites/

ABB Plans To Build STS Power Solution At South Korean Port

  • ABB will install Port of Incheon’s first shore-to-ship power solution, enabling passenger vessels to cut emissions, noise, and vibrations at berth.
  • ABB’s full scope of delivery includes an onshore power connection at the Incheon passenger terminal featuring a 2000 kVA capacity Static Frequency Convertor with 50/60HZ output.
  • It is integrated by over 50 ports around the world into strategies that reduce emissions overall and incentivize clean shipping.

ABB has secured the contract covering...

http://mfame.guru/abb-plans-to-build-sts-power-solution-at-south-korean-port/

Incheon port goes “green”

○ A joint program with an international organization is implemented to form Incheon port into an environment-friendly port.

○ On 21st, Incheon Port Authority (President Bonghyeon Nam) has stated that a business agreement for ‘Promotion of formation of Environment-friendly Incheon port & cultivation of next-generation environment leaders’ was signed with National Committee for the Republic of Korea of United Nations Environment Programme under UN (Representative Jaebeom Kim) on the eco-friendly...

http://container-news.com/incheon-port-goes-green/