Choong-hoon Cho founded Hanjin Transportation in 1945 as the group’s first firm, although Lloyds gives 1977. Container operations began in 1972 through Daejin’s regional feeder service. A joint feeder operation with Sea-Land in 1977 led to Hanjin Container Lines that year. Its merger with Korea Shipping Corporation on 3 December 1988 formed Hanjin Shipping. Rosanoski identifies the alternative Lloyds description of the merger partners as incorrect.
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