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To ease shipping crisis

Hanjin to spend $90mn

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Hanjin, the world's seventh largest shipping company
Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea's Hanjin Group said Tuesday it would provide its shipping firm with 100 billion won ($90.4 million) to help ease huge disruptions to global sea freight after the unit filed for bankruptcy.

Hanjin Shipping, the world's seventh largest shipping company, is seeking bankruptcy protection at home and in the US after creditors rejected its latest plan to deal with a $5.37 billion debt.

Its bankruptcy would be by far the largest in the history of container shipping, which is suffering its worst downturn in six decades because of slumping global trade and a slowdown in China

More than half of Hanjin's fleet -- 79 vessels -- is either stuck in port or unable to dock, with authorities fretting the company will not be able to pay its bills.

Hanjin Group said it would spend 100 billion won, which includes a personal donation of 40 billion won from its chairman and biggest shareholder Cho Yang-Ho, to "normalise" the operations of its container ships.

"We have reached the decision to minimise damage to export companies," it said in a statement.

Hanjin shares jumped 30 percent to close at 1,390 won on hopes the emergency fund injection might  signal a possible rescue of the firm.

"However, it's too unrealistic (for the creditors) to rescue it in light of the company's huge debts," said Kang Seong-Jin of KB Investment Secuities.

Hanjin said it would also use its other subsidiaries including flag carrier Korean Air to move cargo as concerns grow over the delayed delivery of goods ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday shopping in the US.

The group has been under growing pressure to offer aid to the shipper, with South Korean Finance Minister Yoo Il-Ho on Tuesday urging Cho to "take responsibility" as the controlling shareholder. 

"The government may be able to discuss ways... to help (Hanjin) pay for suspended cargo handling on condition that Hanjin and its biggest shareholder take responsible measures," Yoo told reporters. 

The firm is seeking stay orders in 43 countries to protect its vessels from being seized, with applications in 10 others to be made this week, Seoul said Monday. 

Hanjin has struggled for years since failing to recover from the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis.   

It posted a net loss of more than 473 billion won in the first half of this year alone, after racking up total net losses of about 1.2 trillion won over the past three years. 

Source: AFP

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