Jeonnam Province Takes Thorough Measures for Safe Coastal Passenger Ship Use During Chuseok Holiday

Special Transport Measures to Be Implemented from September 27 to October 3

Jeonnam Province is making every effort to ensure the safe and comfortable use of coastal passenger ships for holidaymakers visiting islands and island residents during the Chuseok holiday.

The province announced on the 26th that from the 27th to October 3rd, it will implement special coastal passenger ship transport measures, including expanding transport capacity, strengthening safety management, and enhancing passenger convenience.

In preparation for increased transport demand during this period, two additional passenger ships will be deployed on 14 major routes out of 52 routes in Jeonnam, and the number of operations of existing passenger ships will be increased to significantly expand transport capacity and provide maritime transport convenience for holidaymakers.

During the Chuseok holiday, the number of coastal passenger ship users is expected to increase by 2-3% compared to last year, reaching approximately 197,000 passengers and 56,000 vehicles. Accordingly, the transport scale will increase from the usual 75 ships operating 3,249 trips to 77 ships operating 3,407 trips, with an additional 158 trips.

In addition, by conducting focused inspections on ship docking facilities and passenger ship terminal convenience facilities, passenger inconvenience will be minimized. Safety management will be strengthened by enhancing hygiene for passenger ship and terminal workers, disinfecting waiting rooms inside terminals, and ventilating facilities, with a focus on managing quarantine risk factors in passenger ships, terminals, and waiting rooms.

During the Chuseok holiday, a special transport support team consisting of 119 members in 17 groups will be formed to strengthen cooperation with related organizations, thoroughly manage transport status, and promptly respond to accidents, doing their best to ensure passenger safety and improve transportation convenience.

Choi Jeong-gi, Director of the Marine and Fisheries Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “This year’s Chuseok holiday is longer than usual, so an increase in passenger ship users is expected. We will cooperate with related organizations to do our best in safety management to ensure holidaymakers have a comfortable and safe visit to their hometowns.”

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