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Hanjin Shipping seeking to close European operations
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) — Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. said Monday that it has gotten approval from a local court to wind down its European operations, raising speculation that the country’s No. 1 shipper is preparing for a liquidation process.
In a regulatory filing, Hanjin Shipping, currently under court receivership, received approval from the Seoul Central District Court to push ahead with the plan.
According to the filing, its four operations — Hanjin Shipping Europe GmbH & Co. KG, Hanjin Shipping Hungary Transportation Ltd., Hanjin Shipping Poland Sp. z.o.o. and Hanjin Spain S.A. — will either be liquidated or go bankrupt in late October or early November.
Last week, the shipper also said it would sell its stake in a U.S. affiliate that operates a terminal in the Port of Long Beach, California, as part of efforts to raise cash needed to stay afloat.
The move came as the country’s No. 1 shipper is seeking to sell its vessels on its Asia-U.S. route and 10 overseas operations.
Hanjin Shipping was put under court receivership early last month as its creditors, led by the state-run Korea Development Bank, rejected its last self-rescue package worth 500 billion won (US$440 million), which fell short of the 700 billion won demanded by its creditors.
Its court receivership sent ripples through the global shipping network and left more than half of its ships stranded at sea.
Hanjin Shipping badly needs cash to repay debts and meet unpaid service bills. At the end of June, its debt reached 6 trillion won.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Merchant Marine, currently under a creditor-led debt restructuring scheme, is seeking to take over Hanjin Shipping’s healthy assets, such as port terminals and global business networks.
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