EBRD hosts maritime knowledge sharing program in Busan

EBRD 지식경영 프로그램으로 공유하는 대한민국의 해양 정책 및 해운지식


South Korea has developed its maritime industries to the point where it is a world leader in the sector.
To learn about Korea's maritime sector, representatives from all around the world gathered in Busan this week.
Our Kim Da-mi was there.
Members of the International Maritime Organization were in the South Korean port city of Busan this week to absorb the world’s best maritime knowledge and practices.
After previously running knowledge sharing programs on finance and the economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invited representatives from six countries including Egypt, Morocco and Turkey to learn about Korea's maritime industry.
For the first stop of the maritime program, the representatives toured Busan's old port, which once was a shelter for refugees during the Korean War, but is now the world's fifth biggest container port.
Next, they visited Busan new port, which has been under development since 1994.
The visitors were impressed by how Busan has developed its infrastructure to become a leader in international trade.

“Korea is the perfect example how you can use maritime dominate capabilities. Busan is the showcase for rest of the world how we can develop also in that direction, especially developing our port infrastructure, to attract foreign trade.”

“Maritime single venture, it’s a project that connects all port authorities and all port businesses in one block chain, one cloud. It’ll be interesting to implement this project in Ukraine. We have already started the project but in Korea, it’s already done, functioning in Korea.”

Nurturing its shipping industry from the late 1990s onwards,... South Korea has reached a stage where it is able to pass down its knowledge and experience and become a rule maker in maritime policy as well as in the shipbuilding industry.

“As a country that transformed itself from a recipient to a donor nation, South Korea is qualified to pass down its knowledge. Our program previously focused on economy and finance, and we are willing to share any fields of experience that other countries are interested in.”

“These representatives will take the maritime knowledge they’ve learned in Busan back to their home countries, but they’ll return to Korea in the near future to explore other fields of Korea’s expertise.
Kim Da-mi, Arirang News, Busan."