Hanjin ships, cargo and sailors stranded at sea With South Korea's biggest shipping company filing for bankruptcy protection, the vessels, sailors and cargo of Hanjin shipping are stuck in limbo, stranded at sea. Ports, fearing they will not get paid, refuse to let them dock or unload. That means the ships are forced to wait for Hanjin, its creditors or partners to find a solution It's a case of unprecedented experts expecting the deadlock to last for weeks, if not months Tllt isl a major disaster for the shipping companies and for the companies that own the goods in those containers. Greg Knowler, maritime and trade analyst with DHs M told the BBc from Hong Kong