Korea's port traffic tops 800 million tons in h1.

Trade volumes at South Korean ports topped 800 million tons in the first six months of this year, helped by 2.2 percent on-year growth in container throughput.

According to data released by Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Tuesday, Korean ports handled a total of 801.01 million tons of cargoes in the first half of this year, up 0.7 percent from a year ago. Of the total, foreign loads accounted for 699.84 million tons and domestic...