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Busan Port provides 255 services

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July 19 2006, Busan, Korea - Busan Port Authority(BPA) said that Busan Port aiming to be the hub port in Northeast Asia has provided 255 services to the world ports with 71 domestic and overseas shipping lines calling.

 

Reportedly, 139 services out of total are offered by foreign lines and world top 30 shipping lines have called at the Port of Busan.

 

Recently, BPA conducted a survey on the current status of regular lines calling at Busan Port and the survey said that as of July this year, 71 shipping lines, 16 from domestic and 55 from overseas, have called at the largest port in Korea.

 

Comparing to the previous survey conducted 4 years ago, the number of vessels calling at Busan Port increased by 45% and services by 18%.

 

Regionally, services with Japan, Southeast Asia, China, America, South America, Europe, and Australia were recorded 60, 44, 39, 36, 19, and 10 respectively.

 

According to the survey, there was increase in the services with Southeast Asia, the U.S, Middle East, indicating that Busan Port is growing into the world-class port.

 

Mr. Boo Won Kang, director of Marketing Team from BPA said that the survey highlighted that Busan Port is getting significant position in the maritime logistics between Korea, Japan, and China, adding that BPA will make more efforts to expand Busan Port's services.

 

The source of news : BPA  July 19 2006