SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean port agents urged oil tankers and cargo vessels travelling near the maritime border with North Korea to take extra security precautions on Wednesday after Pyongyang's shelling of a South Korean island.
Tuesday's bombardment of Yeonpyeong island, one of the most serious incidents since the Korean War ended in 1953, has not slowed shipping traffic along the coastline of Asia's fourth largest economy, traders said.
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