Operation of the emergency transport committee and preparation of temporary storage facilities… Request for early disposal of long-term accumulated cargo
Gyeonggi-do, Emergency Transportation Response Headquarters Operation Step-by-step response according to site conditions
The Inland Container Base (ICD) in Uiwang, Gyeonggi-do, announced on the 22nd that it would operate an emergency transport committee as the Cargo Solidarity Headquarters (Cargo Solidarity) of the public transport union of the Confederation of Korean Trade Unions announced a general strike from midnight on the 24th.
The committee was led by the head of the Logistics Planning Department of Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), and included 4 members from related organizations (Ministry of National Defense, Gyeonggi-do, Uiwang-si, Uiwang Police Station) and 15 tenant representatives. companies. The committee intends to respond organically with related organizations in the event of an emergency.
In addition, Uiwang ICD prepared an emergency work system by operating its own emergency transportation headquarters and increasing the working hours of its employees. In addition, in order to prevent illegal parking and stop the cargo unity vehicles in the base, it was decided to take advantage of one lower lane in both directions of the access road in front of the Terminal 2 guard post with the support of the police. Five military container vehicles will also be put in to digest the quantity.
An official from Uiwang ICD said, “Currently, the device rate is 51%, which is sufficient.
The Pyeongtaek Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries has prepared a temporary storage facility that can store 17,000 TEU (1 TEU is equivalent to one 20-foot container) at a spare site at Pyeongtaek / Dangjin Port. The storage capacity of the existing storage facility is about 39,000 TEU, and currently, about 22,000 TEU is loaded, and the storage rate is 56%.
The Pyeongtaek Seawater Authority plans to use a temporary storage facility if the situation is prolonged and the entry and exit of cargo does not occur smoothly. We discussed with Pyeongtaek City and others to take measures so that self-transport vehicles of 8 tons or more can be used for commercial purposes, and we are discussing with the authorities so that yard tractors that move containers to open yards can be operated generally. roads.
Gyeonggi-do also operates an emergency transportation headquarters. The Countermeasures Headquarters consists of three divisions, including the general division, the transportation division, and the publicity division, headed by the director of the Railroad and Port Logistics Bureau, and intends to respond step by step in depending on the position of the site.
In preparation for strikes, Gyeonggi-do is supporting local city and county governments to smoothly obtain private car transport licenses for a fee. A vehicle owner or transport company that owns a general type lorry (cargo truck) and a towing type special vehicle (tractor) with a maximum load of 8 tonnes or more among private trucks submits an application to the nearest city/gun/gu and receives a license, re-extended daily) business can be conducted. Private vehicle owners can drive by attaching a license to the top right corner of the vehicle’s front window, and towing special vehicles with a capacity of 10 tonnes or more are exempt from highway tolls.
Meanwhile, the cargo union held a press conference on the 14th and announced that it would launch an indefinite general strike from the 24th, demanding the abolition of the sunset safe fare system and the expansion of vehicle models and items that the system applies to them.
