South Korea will develop its own international shipping container fleet
As part of a plan to develop its own container fleet, the South Korean government will allocate about $2.5 billion to increase the fleet of SM Line and other South Korean branch operators by 100,000 TEU.
Korea Marine Corporation (KOBC) will provide financial support for the construction of environmentally friendly ships by purchasing green bonds issued by shipping companies or reducing loan interest rates. State-owned policy banks Korea Industrial Bank (KDB) and KOBC can also invest a certain proportion of environmentally friendly new ships.
Trade between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is growing rapidly. According to customs, the container throughput between South Korea and ASEAN countries in the first quarter of this year was 1,008,682 TEUs, an increase of 14% over the same period last year.
However, the rising trade flow has not led to higher profits for Korean intra-Asian shipping lines, as major line operators such as Maersk Sealand and CMA CGM have been competing fiercely.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol revealed the figure at the opening ceremony of the seventh container terminal in Busan Port on April 5. His goal is to increase South Korea's container fleet to 2 million TEUs by 2030, which is consistent with the South Korean government's strategy.
On April 15, South Korea's flagship shipping company HMM announced plans to expand its fleet size from the previous 1.2 million TEUs to 1.5 million TEUs by 2026.
韩国将大力发展本土国际海运集装箱船队
作为发展本土集装箱船队计划的一部分，韩国政府将拨出约25亿美元，用于将SM Line和其他韩国支线运营商的船队增加10万标准箱。
韩国海洋事业公社(KOBC)将通过收购海运公司发行的绿色债券或降低贷款利率等方式，为环保船舶建设提供资金支持。国有政策性银行韩国产业银行(KDB)和KOBC也可以投资一定比例的环保新造船。
韩国与东南亚国家联盟(ASEAN)之间的贸易正在迅速增长。据海关透露，今年第一季度韩国与东盟国家之间的集装箱吞吐量为1008682个标准箱，比去年同期增加了14%。
然而，不断增长的贸易流量并没有为韩国亚洲内部航运公司带来更高的利润，因为马士基海兰(Maersk Sealand)和达飞海运(CMA CGM)等主要航线运营商一直在激烈竞争。
4月5日，韩国总统尹锡烈在釜山港第七个集装箱码头的开幕仪式上透露了这一数字，他的目标是到2030年将韩国的集装箱船队增加到200万标准箱，这与韩国政府的战略是一致的。
4月15日，韩国旗舰航运公司HMM公布了到2026年将船队规模从之前的120万标准箱扩大到150万标准箱的计划。
