Selection of Operator for Incheon Port Smart Joint Logistics Center... Opening in the Second Half of 2025

Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced on the 21st that it has selected the provisional IGFC consortium as the preferred negotiation partner to operate the smart shared logistics center within the e-commerce specialized zone of the Aam Logistics Complex 2.

The consortium includes four companies: Sejung Shipping, Namseong Shipping, Woolyeon TLS, and OurBox. After signing a business promotion contract with IPA, the consortium plans to invest approximately 6.5 billion KRW in smart equipment and operate a center with three above-ground floors and a total floor area of 19,000㎡ starting from the second half of 2025.

The center will apply smart technologies based on the GDC (Global Distribution Center) model, including robot-assisted cargo stacking and AI-based inventory management. IPA plans to prepare various measures to support tenant companies in line with the explosive growth trend of e-commerce cargo.

The Incheon Port Smart Shared Logistics Center is a project that operates smart logistics equipment and cargo handling spaces in a shared logistics format to reduce facility investment costs for small and medium-sized enterprises, while integrating big data and automation technologies into cargo storage, management, and delivery.

Song Eun-seok, Head of IPA’s Logistics Business Office, stated, "Through the operation of the center, we plan to generate 12,627 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) of new e-commerce specialized cargo volume annually," adding, "By sharing smart logistics equipment integrated with IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, and big data with tenant companies, we expect the competitiveness of Incheon Port’s logistics industry to be elevated to the next level."

Bird's-eye view of the Smart Joint Logistics Center [Provided by Incheon Port Authority]

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