{"id":68587,"date":"2024-04-15T17:54:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=68587"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:54:20","slug":"car-market-in-albania-is-dominated-by-vehicles-from-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/car-market-in-albania-is-dominated-by-vehicles-from-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Car market in Albania is dominated by vehicles from South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;RoRo&#8221; ships, dedicated to the maritime transport of vehicles, are witnessing a significant increase in activity in the new port of Porto Romano in Durr\u00ebs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the arrival of RoRo ships, a massive influx of vehicles has been noticed, as 200 containers with cars could come with a container, which means about 800 vehicles&#8221;, says Luis Bekteshi, operational manager at MBM port.<\/p>\n<p>This increase is particularly noticeable in the flow of vehicles originating in South Korea, indicative of an upward trend in the vehicle import sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a kind of experiment with 300+ cars from South Korea destined for Albania and other ports in the region of Europe&#8221;, he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Currently, there are around 3050, 3100 cars that have arrived at the port. 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