Busan New Port welcomed its first international regular shipping line on February 25. Busan Port Authority said MSC, the world's second shipping company, signed a contract with PNC (Pusan Newport Corporation) to call twice weekly at the newly opened port. The MSC's call was a jump start to vitalize Busan New Port which faced difficulties in attracting cargo since its opening and the Korean government also gained momentum in developing Busan New Port into the hub port in Northeast Asia. The first vessel, LISA, 5048 TEU from MSC rotating China, Busan, and North America called at Busan New Port at 10: 30 a.m and 800 containers were handled. LARA, 2480 TEU vessel from MSC called at Busan New Port on February 26 and 600 containers were loaded and uploaded at the port. MSC will handle 200,000 to 300,000 TEU at Busan New Port this year. PNC said that it is under negotiation with other international shipping companies and added that more shipping lines will call at Busan New Port.