Inside Sinokor
Sinokor Merchant Marine, founded in 1989, has quietly become one of Korea’s largest carriers by vessel count, concentrating on intra-Asia container services alongside tanker operations.
Its strategy of owning a large fleet of small and mid-size ships gives it flexibility across the region’s many short-sea trades.
“A major Korean intra-Asia operator with a large owned fleet.”
At a glance
- Founded 1989; one of Korea’s largest carriers by ship count
- Intra-Asia container plus tanker operations
- Large owned fleet of small and mid-size vessels