Permission of Costal Carriage of Import-Export Containers by Ocean Liner Carriers and Growth Plan of Costal Shipping Industry

외항선사(外航船社)의 수출입(輸出入) 컨테이너 내항운송(內航運送) 허용(許容)에 따른 문제점(問題點)과 내항해운(內航海運)의 육성방안(育成方案)

Government tries to revise the article 25 in Korea Maritime Transport Act which describes subject of coastal carriage for exported-imported container cargoes. The subject of coastal carriage will be replaced coastal carrier by ocean liner carrier according to the revised article 25. By adopting the revised article, coastal shipping industry will be deteriorated in terms of returns on investment, sales and etc. Even though the revision is inevitable to harmonize the flow of exported-imported container cargo movement, coastal shipping industry should be developed and restructured to get competitive power and to set up an efficient international logistics system. To enhance competitive power of coastal shipping companies successfully, government must realize the importance of coastal shipping, and aid the industry through various methods such as arrangement of law and regulation, indirected financial assistance, decrease of tax rate, etc.