The Korean War: The Long March to Liberty

Nuclear Missile Deterrents, Korean War Museum [Michael de Percy CC BY-ND 4.0]

I visited the Korean War Memorial on 22 September 2022. I have never seen a B-52 in the flesh. I will let these photos speak for themselves for now.

T-LOG2022 Technical Visits: Incheon National University

Gyeongin Ara Waterway Logistics Complex, 21 September 2022.

I attended the 9th International Conferences on Transport and Logistics (T-LOG2022) at the Graduate School of Logistics at the Incheon National University. I chaired the panel on the Shipping and Port Industry and then participated in a day of technical site visits.

Entrance to Incheon National University.

The site visits commenced with an introduction to the Incheon Free Economic Zone.

Korean Air Cargo Terminal, Incheon International Airport, 21 September 2022.

The logistics solution to the free trade zone's transfer of air freight in the Korean Air Cargo Terminal was interesting and hectic!

Inside the Korean Air Cargo Terminal, 21 September 2022.

We then went from the airport to the entrance to the canal that connects Incheon International Airport to Gimpo International Airport. The canal doubles as a way to drain the nearby flood plain.

Gyeongin Ara Waterway.

Connecting the Han River to the Yellow Sea had been planned hundreds of years before Korea had the earthmoving technology to make it a reality. The result was the Gyeongin Ara Waterway, completed in 2012.

Looking toward the Yellow Sea.

Lunch was a traditional Korean affair. Thank you, Incheon National University and T-LOG! That was an excellent event!

Traditional Korean Meal. A bit tough on the old knees!

We also visited the Ara Skywalk which juts out over the canal.

Looking down while standing on the Ara Skywalk.

The weather was great!

View from the Ara Skywalk.

The technical site visits finished at the Ara Marina Gimpo.

Briefing at the Ara Marina Gimpo.

Bank of Korea: What can Australia Learn?

 

Historical Monetary Policy Board Meeting Room [Michael de Percy CC BY-ND 4.0]

It's interesting what one can learn from technical site visits (such as Korean Air Cargo Terminal), but also surprising how attending small-scale specialist museums stimulates one's thinking. I will return to this later but for now, here are some links relating to Korea's Money Museum.

Link to paper on the history of Korean monetary policy.

Money Museum website.

Money Museum flyer.