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South Korea–China container trade grew 5.3% year on year in the first half (January-June), amounting to 291,855 TEUs in number, according to a local car ferry association. The number of passengers carried on ferries jumped 22.3% to 418,327.
By route, 26,202 TEUs were moved between Incheon and Weihai, up 21.6%; 21,715 TEUs between Incheon and Qingdao, down 17%; 28,478 TEUs between Incheon and Yantai, up 28.5%; 29,816 TEUs between Incheon and Lianyungang, up 20.6%; 14,900 TEUs between Incheon and Qinhuangdao, where a new car ferry is under construction, and a containership is deployed instead, down 3.3%; 30,736 TEUs between Incheon and Shidao, up 3.4%; and 7,581 TEUs between Incheon and Dandong, a route reponed in May 2025.
In other lanes, 29,074 TEUs were carried between Pyeongtaek and Yantai, up 16.1%; 10,725 TEUs between Pyeongtaek and Lianyungang, up 10%; 31,517 TEUs between Pyeongtaek and Weihai, the highest volume among all trades between the nations, up 20.6%; and 31,184 TEUs between Pyeongtaek and Rizhao, up 17.2%. Between Gunsan and Shidao, 20,173 TEUs were transported, up 12.2%.
