BPA, Public Container Status Survey ... Continuous Improvement in Defect Rate, No Harmful Invasive Species Found

Officials from the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office and Busan Port Authority are conducting an inspection of empty containers.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Duyul] The Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office and Busan Port Authority (BPA) conducted a survey on the condition of empty containers imported into Busan Port, revealing an improvement in the defect rate and no detection of harmful invasive species.

In this survey, although the number of containers inspected increased from 2,676 in the first half of the year to 2,858 in the second half, the defect rate improved from 13.9% in the first half of last year to 11.7%.

The defect rate of empty containers has been steadily improving from 13.9% in the first half of 2021 to 13% in the second half, and further to 11.7% in the first half of 2022.

This survey was conducted over two weeks starting from the 7th, targeting empty containers imported into Busan Port. Participants included the Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, BPA, Yeongnam Regional Headquarters of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Busan Customs, terminal operators, and container cleaning and repair companies.

After harmful invasive species were found in imported empty containers, the Busan Office and BPA have been conducting joint annual surveys with related agencies to prevent the inflow of harmful invasive species and to address difficulties faced by transport drivers due to defective containers.

Yoon Jong-ho, head of the Busan Office, stated, “We will continue to cooperate with related agencies and shipping companies to do our best to improve the condition of empty containers imported into Busan Port for safe port operations.”

Kang Joon-seok, president of BPA, said, “We plan to share the results of this survey with related organizations to encourage shipping companies to voluntarily strengthen the management of empty containers and to utilize regular surveys and continuous management to find improvement measures.”

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