Pyeongtaek Port conducts port sales in Tianjin, China

Pyeongtaek Port Corporation and Hebei Port Group sign a friendship port agreement, resuming China's first overseas marketing since COVID-19 in Tianjin, China

❍ According to Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority, a friendship agreement was signed between Tianjin Port Sales, Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority, and Hebei Port Group in Tianjin, China and Langfang, Hebei Province, on the 16th and 17th.

❍ On June 16, at the China Port Sales event of the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority held at the Tianjin GRAND VIEW HOTEL in Tianjin, China, about 30 people including the President of the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority, Kim Seok-gu, the Director of the Tianjin KOTRA Trade Center Lee Jeong-min, the CEO of Samsung SDS Tianjin, Kang Il-woo, the CEO of Janggeum Merchant Marine Tianjin Branch, Kang Hyeon, the CEO of Smile Worldwide, Hwang Jun-sik, and about 30 Chinese officials from the Chinese side, including the Director of the Service Department of Changzhou First Merchant Investment Bureau and Nam Seong, the CEO of Dongying Shipping Tianjin Branch, Ryu Ok-min, and the CEO of Chinese logistics company Kerwin, Hwang Seung, attended the event. The event discussed the special features of Pyeongtaek Port, the status of route operations, By introducing the major businesses of Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority, such as port sales and incentive projects, we promoted Pyeongtaek Port and had discussions and exchanges with Korean and Chinese shipping logistics officials in Tianjin, China. This is expected to contribute to increasing understanding of Pyeongtaek Port and increasing cargo volume between the two ports in the future, as well as opening new routes.

❍ On the second day of June 17th, the signing ceremony for the friendship port agreement between Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority and China's Hebei Port Group was held at the Runze BIG DATA CENTER in Langfang City, Hebei Province. The ceremony was attended by three Koreans, including Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority President Seok-gu Kim, and eight people, including Hebei Port Group President Wen-joong Son. At the ceremony, it was agreed that the two sides would continue to exchange information to develop new routes and new businesses, and through this, they agreed to make mutual efforts to attract more cargo volume in the future, along with the opportunity for the two ports to grow as Northeast Asian hub ports.

❍ Regarding the Pyeongtaek Port Tianjin briefing session and the agreement with Hebei Port Group, Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority President Seok-gu Kim said, “For the past three years, the corporation’s overseas port sales activities have been conducted through non-face-to-face meetings due to the pandemic, but going forward, we plan to work to increase understanding of Pyeongtaek Port and increase cargo volume through direct briefings and promotions through overseas visits. Through the friendly port agreement ceremony with Hebei Port Group, all executives and employees of the corporation will do their best to ensure that the two ports continue to develop as a Northeast Asian hub port through a long-term and stable strategic cooperative relationship in the future.”

❍ For inquiries, please contact the Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Authority Logistics Marketing Team (031-686-0631).

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Pyeongtaek Port to Conduct Port Sales in Tianjin, China