Jeju Island Seeks Local Cargo Consolidation to Sustain Direct China Box Link
Authorities on South Korea's Jeju Island are urging regional construction firms to consolidate freight to mitigate financial losses on a direct container route from Qingdao.
Provincial authorities on South Korea's Jeju Island are calling on regional construction businesses to aggregate containerized imports in an effort to curb escalating financial losses on a direct maritime connection with mainland China.
The weekly container service runs between the port of Qingdao in China's Shandong province and Jeju Island. It was inaugurated last October following bilateral negotiations between provincial representatives and Chinese officials.
Operated by Shandong Marine, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group, the route was established to create a dedicated sea link between the two locations. Prior to the launch of the direct service, containerized cargo moving between Qingdao and Jeju was routed through transhipment via the South Korean hub port of Busan.
Local administrators are now focusing on regional construction supply chains to generate the cargo volumes required to bolster utilization and maintain the viability of the direct transport link.
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