Hanjin to use Kwangyang

Hanjin Shipping will begin making use of the Port of Kwangyang. Hanjin recently decided to deploy a 4,000 TEU vessel at the port.

The 'Hanjin Malta', a 4,000 TEU vessel operating in PNX (Pacific Northwest Express Service), entered the port for the first time on July 6. The 'Hanjin Osaka', deployed in CAX (China - America Express), started to call at the port with a weekly fixed day service schedule from July 19.

The company also opened a CFS (Container Freight Station) on July 16 to attract LCL (Less than Container Load cargo) in the Kwangyang container dedicated terminal. The CFS, measuring 1,300 pyoung, is equipped to handle 4,300 tons of cargoes at one time and a total of 260,000 tons of cargoes annually. The customs office will handle customs clearance processes, allowing LCL and Consolidation cargoes to pack containers and store them in warehouses.

The CFS is expected to secure as much as 43,000 tons of cargoes in its first operating year, trying to attract shippers from the Youcheon Industrial Complex as well as shippers in Kyoungin and central Korea.

The company is planning to expand Kwangyang as a transit cargo center between China and Japan, China and North America, and between China and Europe.