Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to understand the situation surrounding the major shipping route.
A group of bereaved family members of victims of a deadly 2017 Korean cargo ship sinking called for new underwater search efforts for those missing in the disaster on Monday.
Hyundai Glovis, the shipping unit of Hyundai Motor Group, took part in an international logistics industry exhibition in Shanghai last week to promote its capabilities in transporting oversize and heavy cargo, the company said on Monday.
Five crew members who fell overboard from a cargo ship off the southern coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Friday were all rescued by the Coast Guard, according to authorities.
Sales of Korea's transport industry rose to above 250 trillion won ($171.1 billion) last year, mainly due to an increase in cargo shipping rates, data showed Thursday.
Incheon International Airport has launched a new cargo route to the Americas via Hawaii, aiming to slash transit times and shipping costs for Korean exporters.
Air Premia, a Korean low-cost carrier, said Friday it has partnered with Amazon Air Cargo to jointly operate freight services targeting the United States' cargo market.
The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard the vessel in waters off Alaska's Aleutian island chain.
A cargo ship collided with a fishing boat near Gunsan, causing damage but no injuries. An investigation is ongoing regarding crew discrepancies..
A single wagon of a cargo train derailed at Jeonju Station in Jeonju, North Jeolla, on Thursday, causing service disruptions on the southwestern line, the state railway operator said.
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