Fill the Cargo Transport Gap... Gyeongnam Province Operates Emergency Transport Countermeasures Headquarters

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do is operating an emergency transportation countermeasure headquarters in response to the general strike by the Cargo Solidarity Headquarters of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union (KPTU).

Gyeongnam Province announced that it formed the emergency transportation countermeasure headquarters immediately after the Cargo Solidarity general strike press conference on the 14th.

The indefinite general strike began at midnight on the 24th, and the province plans to minimize regional logistics transportation gaps until the strike ends.

The emergency transportation countermeasure headquarters consists of three teams: ▲ Headquarters General Team ▲ Strike Response Public Relations Team ▲ Emergency Transportation Countermeasure Transport Team, which will respond to on-site situations step-by-step according to the crisis manual for land freight transport.

The province will compensate drivers who suffer damages due to transportation obstruction during cargo transport in accordance with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s "Compensation Guidelines for Vehicles Damaged Related to Cargo Solidarity Collective Transport Refusal."

To resolve logistics difficulties caused by the strike, 18 cities and counties will be supported to smoothly obtain permits for paid transportation using private vehicles, and depending on the strike situation, discussions will be held to provide equipment such as container trucks to military units.

A cooperative system will be established with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and relevant departments of cities and counties within the province to immediately identify damage situations and fully prepare for emergency transportation by deploying alternative transport vehicles and securing additional cargo loading space.

Seok Wook-hee, Director of the Transportation Policy Division, said, “We will maintain a cooperative system with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and concentrate all administrative power of cities and counties to minimize damage to residents and prevent logistics transportation damage. We will devote all efforts to the emergency transportation countermeasures to ensure no gaps occur in cargo transport.”

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