Ports

Truck drivers once again block major ports in South Korea

Container traffic has dropped by 40 percent in South Korean ports after thousands of truck drivers went on strike Thursday.
Labor union Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union estimates that around 11,000 of its members are participating in the latest strike. | Photo: Ju-Min Park/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Labor union Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union estimates that around 11,000 of its members are participating in the latest strike. | Photo: Ju-Min Park/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by NIKLAS KRIGSLUND

Thousands of unhappy truck drivers have blocked ports all over South Korea, making it difficult to bring goods in and out of the country.

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