On May 27, 2021, the ECCK organized the ‘EU Climate Action’s EU-KO Business Webinar to Achieve 2050 Climate Neutrality’ with the Korea Business Council on Sustainable Development (KBCSD), EU-Korea Climate Action, and Yulchon LLC. Throughout the webinar, the recent climate policies of the EU and Korea were shared and business strategies and cooperation for decarbonization …

On May 26, the ECCK Tourism Working Group had a meeting at ECCK. The group discussed issues regarding the White Paper 2021, one of ECCK’s publications. The tourism working group hopes to improve the business environment for the tourism sector through collaboration within ECCK’s member companies.

On May 25, ECCK and the Norwegian Business Association (NBA), co-hosted an event under the theme: “Busan ports” The event kicked off with Busan old port boat tour supported by Busan Port Authority (BPA) followed by a seminar about the new port by Busan New Container Terminal (BNCT) at Fairfield by Marriott Busan Songdo Beach. …

On May 21, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Ambassador/ Vice Governor for International Relations Hyunmo Koo paid a visit to ECCK President Christoph Heider. The two parties discussed opportunities for future collaboration during the meeting, and ECCK looks forward to the partnership with Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.  

We are pleased to welcome new staff members to the ECCK. On May 12, 2021, Ms Jihyun Shin joined ECCK as a new staff member. She has assumed the role of Assistant Manager of ECCK’S PR & Communications Team. Furthermore, Mr Hyun Sung Rhee, manager of Finance & Administration, will be leaving the ECCK and …

On May 13, ECCK President, Christoph Heider had a meeting with Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Director General, Deukhoon (Peter) Han. KMI has important functions in the Korean maritime, fisheries and shipping/ports policies. Opportunities for future collaboration have been discussed during the meeting, and ECCK looks forward to the partnership with KMI.