Hanjin Shipping Co.'s vessels are getting stranded at sea afterthe South Korean container mover filed for court protection,roiling the supply chain of televisions and consumer goods ahead ofthe holiday season.

LG Electronics Inc. is trying to find new carriers for itsgoods, the world's second-largest manufacturer of televisionssaid. Shipments through Hanjin account for between 15% and 20% ofLG's deliveries to America. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., the nation'ssecond-biggest container line, stepped in saying it plans to add 13 more vessels to ease the squeeze.

Woes at Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest sea containershipping firm and the world's seventh-biggest with a 2.9% marketshare, are derailing the supply chains of companies that need tosend goods well in advance of the year's biggest shopping season asThanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach. TVs, cars andsneakers sail about 10 days to reach Los Angeles from Asia whilethey could take as many as 30 days to Rotterdam. Hanjin Shippingowns 59 of the 132 container and bulk ships in its fleet.