Yeosu Gwangyang Port Corporation, Efforts to Attract Special Container Production Base

Expectations for Foldable Containers and Logistics Competitiveness at Gwangyang Port

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (President Park Seong-hyun, hereinafter referred to as the Authority) announced on the 26th that it has embarked on attracting the global production and supply base for Foldcon (FOLDCON, foldable maritime transport containers) to promote the future development of Gwangyang Port and strengthen national logistics competitiveness.

Foldcon is a foldable maritime transport container developed by the Logisall Group, featuring an innovative design that allows it to be folded, unlike conventional containers.

Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority building. [Photo by Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority]

This special container is expected to greatly help secure logistics space by reducing to one-quarter the size of a conventional fixed container when folded.

Logisall is a leading pooling system company in Korea, continuously investing in technology development to expand into global markets such as China, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, and India.

Meanwhile, Seo Byeong-ryun, Chairman of the Logisall Group, is a logistics pioneer and trailblazer who first introduced and established logistics systems in Korea, contributing to logistics cost reduction and enhanced corporate competitiveness by introducing joint logistics systems utilizing pallets and containers.

Park Seong-hyun, President of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, stated, “Attracting the Foldcon production base is expected to bring effects such as increased logistics space efficiency, promotion of advanced logistics industry attraction, and reduction of national logistics costs.”

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