There is a lot of press coverage about the Hanjin bankruptcy, but very little of it provides tangible facts for traders to rely on. One thing we know for sure is Hanjin filed a Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the U.S. What that means is the U.S. bankruptcy court will defer to the Korean bankruptcy court
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Hanjin Shipping Sinks – Part 2
By Su Ross on
On Friday, news broke that Hanjin had filed a Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New Jersey. A court hearing is possible as soon as Tuesday, but don’t expect the results to help shippers to a large extent. What is most likely is the bankruptcy court will enter an order that allows Hanjin to arrange the freeing…
Hanjin Shipping Sinks in Korea
By Su Ross on
With the bankruptcy filing of Hanjin Shipping having just occurred on the 31st, many of their shipping customers are only now beginning to feel the disruption to their supply chains and are trying to sort out how to get their goods moving. It would be reasonable to expect similar bankruptcy filings in some major countries…