Hanjin’s Ghost Ships Seek Havens With Food and Water Starting to Dwindle
- South Korea weighs loan package to gain Hanjin port access
- Ship captain says a request for food and water was rejected
Hanjin Shipping Woes Give Japanese Rivals Brief Reprieve
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South Korea’s cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. is adrift at sea -- and in more ways than one.
Hanjin is one of the world’s biggest shipping lines and filed for bankruptcy protection last week in Seoul. That’s created a bizarre situation on the high seas for 85 Hanjin ships that have been effectively marooned offshore as ports in the U.S., Asia and Europe have turned the company’s ships away. The worry is that Hanjin ships won’t be able to pay port fees or their contents might be seized by creditors, which would disrupt port operations.