Busan Main Customs, Establishes 'Container Cargo Movement Monitoring System'

Real-Time Monitoring Enabled for Container Cargo Movement at Busan Port

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] Busan Main Customs announced on the 31st that it has established a ‘Container Cargo Movement Monitoring System’ to prevent the import of items that threaten social safety through Busan Port.

Busan Main Customs signed a mutual cooperation agreement (MOU) last March with nine container terminal companies at Busan Port’s North Port and New Port to strengthen information sharing and cooperation, and has been regularly receiving vehicle entry information at the docks.

They began development to link this information in real-time to the electronic customs clearance system (Uni-pass), which was completed last month. Subsequently, this month, they succeeded in implementing a system that alerts customs officers when vehicles carrying monitored cargo enter the dock gate and when they exit after loading containers.

Through this, it has become possible to capture the movement timing of containers imported through Busan Port, which amounts to 10 million TEU (20-foot containers) annually, in real-time.

A Busan Main Customs official stated, “With the establishment of the ‘Container Cargo Movement Monitoring System,’ enhanced monitoring of bonded transport goods will effectively block the domestic import of firearms, narcotics, and items harmful to public health.”

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