Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Hold 'Logistics Day Commemoration Event' on the 1st of Next Month
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 31st that it will hold the '30th Logistics Day Commemoration Ceremony' at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Conference Hall on the 1st of next month.
About 500 people, including Eo Myeong-so, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Choi Won-hyuk, President of the Korea Integrated Logistics Association, logistics industry representatives, and academic experts, are expected to attend the ceremony.
At the ceremony, awards will be presented to contributors to the development of the logistics industry: 1 Medal, 2 Orders of Merit, 4 Presidential Citations, 6 Prime Minister Citations, and 50 Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Citations. Additionally, in accordance with the 'Act on the Development of Living Logistics Service Industry,' which was enacted for the first time last year, certification will be awarded to 8 small parcel delivery agency service providers.
The highest honor, the Silver Tower Industrial Medal, will be awarded to Choi Won-hyuk, CEO of LX Pantos, for his contribution to the development of the logistics industry through stabilizing the global supply chain of shippers and supporting logistics for overseas expansion companies. The Industrial Order of Merit will be awarded to Baek Soon-jae, CEO of Hapdong Logistics, for improving parcel delivery service quality and preventing worker safety accidents, and to Kim Byung-jin, CEO of Taekyung Shipping & Aviation, for contributing to hosting the FIATA World Congress in Busan and fostering logistics professionals.
The second part of the event will feature a logistics conference under the theme 'Rejump of the High Value-added Oriented Logistics Industry.' The keynote speech will be delivered by Joo Hyun, President of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, on the topic 'The Great Transformation of Korean Industry and the Logistics Industry.' Eleven lectures, including 'The Future of the Logistics Industry in Response to Changes in the Global Supply Chain,' will be held in two sessions with invited logistics industry and academic experts. This conference will be live-streamed.
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Eo Myeong-so, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "I deeply thank the 720,000 logistics workers who are silently dedicating themselves at logistics sites even at this moment for the development of the logistics industry," and added, "The government will also make various efforts to ensure that the logistics industry secures sustainable competitiveness, leads innovation, and acquires global competitiveness."
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