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UWL, Swire Shipping Add Westbound Call in Busan to Sun Chief Express

In response to increased customer demand, UWL and Swire Shipping have announced the addition of a new port call for export refrigerated containers in Busan, Korea on the popular Sun Chief Express service. “Many clients have expressed a strong …
Mar 18, 2023 / Curious

PIL’s SWS and WS6 services call at new Busan Container Terminal in Korea

Starting in July 2022, two of PIL’s services, South West Africa Container Services or SWS, and the recently launched West Coast South America 6 or WS6, would be calling at the new Busan Container Terminal (BCT) in Korea. BCT is also known as Pier 6 …
Jul 19, 2022 / Curious

Euroseas Ltd. Announces New Charters for Two of Its Vessels, mv Synergy Busan and mv EM Kea

Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA, Euroseas), an owner and operator of container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today the extension of the charter of its container vessels M/V EM Kea and a new time …
Mar 17, 2021 / Vessels

ABB to power South Korea’s first domestic zero-emissions ferry

ABB has secured a contract with Haemin Heavy Industries shipyard to provide a complete power and propulsion solution for Busan Port Authority’s first all-electric passenger ferryThe new ferry represents the first commitment by South Korean …
Jan 28, 2021 / Vessels

Containership Milano Bridge Crashes with STS Crane at Busan Port (Video)

Container ship MILANO BRIDGE in the afternoon Apr 6 contacted gantry crane 85 at Busan New Port container terminal while proceeding to berth 7 with pilot on board, then she contacted berthed container ship SEASPAN GANGES, and moving on momentum …
Apr 7, 2020 / Accidents

Busan Port Works Cooperates With the Government, Operators and Workers to Prevent COVID-19 Infection

- BPA takes strong measures to prevent COVID-19 infection, including shutting down terminal cafeterias. -Busan Port is a national infrastructure that supports Korea’s import and export and operates 24/7 except for major national holidays, Lunar New …
Mar 26, 2020 / Curious

Busan Port Authority and Samsung SDS signed a contract to operate a logistics center in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Busan Port Authority (BPA, President Nam Ki-chan) 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 …
Feb 27, 2020 / Curious

Busan Port Authority is launching customer at Maasvlakte Distribution Park West

Wednesday (Jun19), 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 …
Jun 20, 2019 / Curious