The Korean shipping industry and several government organizations are increasing their efforts to minimize the impact of tensions in the Red Sea. The situation escalated as Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen attacked civilian vessels, purportedly to support Hamas conflict with Israel.
Korea s oceans ministry said Thursday it has kicked off a corporate body in Vietnam to open a logistics center in the Southeast Asian nation to support small and medium-sized businesses.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries emphasized once again that it has made efforts to protect the human rights of foreign crew members on Korean ships, by checking their working conditions regularly with human rights activists, as well as their employers and unionized fishermen.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is facing a growing controversy over its recent attempts to reassure consumers about the safety of seafood and salt, as well as beaches, ahead of the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from Japan s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Saudi Arabian Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser started a three-day trip to Korea, Monday, prompting Korean firms to anticipate more lucrative orders from the oil-rich Middle Eastern country, in addition to Neom, a $500 billion smart city development project. On the first day of his visit, he signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-hwan.