The Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) said on Aug. 26 the authority saw cargo volumes surge to 18.65 million tons in July, a 14.1 percent jump over the same period of the previous year.
The latest figure is the second-highest ever. It is the highest level since the spread of the COVID pandemic. UPA posted a record 18.8 million tons in October 2018.
Amid rising shipment of refinery companies’ imports and exports in July, coupled with strong refining margins, the port saw liquid cargo volumes jump 16.9 percent that month year-on-year to 15.41 million tons, general cargo volumes increased 2.4 percent year-on-year to 3.243 million tons and container cargo volumes declined 22.2 percent year-on-year to 33,000 TEU.
Rising cargo volumes were attributed to the expansion of temporary ship port calls, attracting new import cargo volumes, and the spurring of the operation of a new tank terminal and rising exporting of eco-friendly cars through aggressive marketing and port sales activities by UPA, the operator of the port.
UPA Senior Executive Vice President Chung Chang-gyu said, “Thanks to our aggressive activities to ease grievances and complaints customers experience, Ulsan Port logged the highest cargo volumes in July since the spread of the COVID pandemic and the second highest-ever monthly one.”
UPA will redouble marketing activities amid expanding external and internal uncertainties, such as fears of H2 economic sluggishness and expand the port’s cargo volumes through customer-oriented operation of the port, Chung said.
Officials of the Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), including President Kim Jae-gyun, pose with officials of Evergreen Korea, including President Johnny Lee at a CEO port sales meeting at Ulsan Marine Center on Aug. 17.
UPA Conducts Port Sales Activities Targeting Global Shipping Firms
The Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) had a CEO port sales meeting designed to raise the port’s cargo volumes and spur it even more with Ever Green Korea at Ulsan Marine Center on Aug. 17.
Evergreen Korea President Johnny Lee participated in the event.
UPA introduced Ulsan Port, container terminals and container incentive systems. Both sides discussed ways of promoting mid- and long-term cooperation to spur the port’s container cargo traffic.
UPA President Kim Jae-gyun said, “Despite the port’s difficulties such as container liners’ skipping and uneasy global supply chain, Evergreen’s uses of Ulsan Port and cargo volumes have increased.”
President Kim extended thanks to Evergreen President Lee and UPA will make its utmost to sport Ulsan port and its traffic through continued mutual cooperation, he said.
Meanwhile, Evergreen handled 21,00 TEU of container cargo volumes at Ulsan Port in the first half of this year to rank third among container liners entering the port.
UPA Conducts Safety Probe into Ulsan Port Facilities
The Ulsan Port Authority has been joining the 2022 National Safety Probe designed to explore dangers in the whole of society and imbue awareness toward safety, to be conducted by Oct. 14.
The safety probe is being implemented as part of efforts to ensure safety reform of the nation in accordance with the inauguration of the new government.
This year’s safety probe targets 45 places, including Ulsan Port’s facilities and construction sites.
The probe has been conducted in cooperation with port users, each field’s exports and related organizations.
UPA plans to conduct emergency maintenance and repair work to eliminate dangers found in the safety probe.
UPA President Kim Jae-gyun said, “We’ll devote ourselves to preventing safety accidents of Ulsan Port by conducting safety checkups thoroughly.”
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