Hanjin

Hanjin
The Hanjin Group is a South Korean chaebol. The group has various industries covered from transportation and airlines to hotels, tourism, and airport businesses, and one of the largest chaebols in Korea. The group includes Korean Air (KAL), which was acquired by the founder Cho Choong-hoon in 1969, and was the owner of Hanjin Shipping (once the largest shipping company in Korea) before its bankruptcy. In 2013, Hanjin Group officially switched from cross ownership to a holding company structure with the establishment of Hanjin KAL Corporation. The group is controlled by descendants of Cho Choong-hoon, and many construction chaebols are the major shareholders of Hanjin KAL.
History
Hanjin started at the end of World War II, in November 1945. Early on, its biggest customer was the U.S. Army, providing the transportation of material to both Korea and Vietnam. The company signed a major contract with the US 8th Army in November 1956, and another contract in March 1966, with all of the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force. In November 1969, Hanjin made its entry into the containerized shipping business signing a deal with Sea-Land Service, Inc. In September 1970, the company opened its first container yard at the port of Busan.
The late 1970s saw a major push into the Middle East with contracts signed to Kuwait at the port of Shuwaik (September 1977), Saudi Arabia at the port of Dammam (March 1979), and at the port of Jeddah (May 1980).
In March 1990, Hanjin branched out into trucking and warehousing with the purchase of Korea Freight Transport Company. In June 1992, Hanjin Express was introduced to deliver small packages and provide courier service. The company started to load and unload cargo at the ports of Long Beach and Seattle with the joint venture Total Terminals International LLC., in August 1992. In January 1993, they initiated container rail service between Busan and Uiwang. In May 1995, Hanjin hauled grain to North Korea. The Hanjin-Senator once was the seventh largest container transportation and shipping company in the world (operations ceased February 2009).
After Hanjin's founder, Cho Choong-hoon, died in 2002, his eldest son, Cho Yang-ho, inherited KAL, when his third son, Cho Soo-ho, was handed Hanjin Shipping. Cho Soo-ho died from lung cancer in 2006 and his widow, Choi Eun-young, became the chairwoman of Hanjin Shipping in the following year. KAL acquired 33.2 percent of Hanjin Shipping in June 2014.
On 31 August 2016, Hanjin Shipping filed for bankruptcy. Hanjin Shipping's creditors withdrew their support after deeming a funding plan by parent company Hanjin inadequate.
Affiliates
Hanjin Group manages the basis of its holding company, Hanjin-KAL established in August 2013.
Aviation
Air Korea
Incheon Aviation Technology
Jin Air
Korean Air
Korea Airport Service
Foreign Corporation
Hanjin International Corporation
Waikiki Resort Hotel
Ground Transportation
Hanjin Busan Newport Co.
Hanjin Incheon Container Terminal Co, Ltd
Hanjin Transportation Co., LTD
Seoul Integrated Freight Terminal
Information Services
CyberSky
Global Logistics System Korea
Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunication
TOPAS
Nonprofit Corporations
Il Woo Foundation
Inha Technical College
Inha University
Inha University Hospital
Jungseok Logistics Fondation
Jungseok-Inha Educational Foundation
Korea Aerospace University
Tourism·Hotel·Leisure·Real Estate
Air Total Service
Hanjin Travel
Jungseok Enterprise Co., Ltd
KAL Hotel Network
Wangsan Marina
Other subsidiaries
Homeo Therapy
Uniconverse Co., Ltd
See also
List of largest companies of South Korea
References
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Chaebol
Companies based in Seoul
Companies listed on the Korea Exchange
Multinational companies headquartered in South Korea
Transport companies established in 1945
1945 establishments in Korea
South Korean brands
SkyTeam