Darren Azman, an attorney for Bermuda-based container owner Textainer Group Holdings Ltd (TGH.N), said Hanjin rejected leases on its 20,000 containers but failed to return the boxes to Asia as required. A lawyer for Hanjin Shipping warned a US - registered vessel - Hanjin Jungil - had been held " hostage " by disputes over payments . Among those affected are the cargos of consumer products maker , Dorel Industries , and musical instrument maker , Yamaha , which said they had been forced to make additional payments to get their equipment or to retrieve it elsewhere : " This could destroy American businesses , " warned Alan Brody , a lawyer for Yamaha Corp of America . Fittingly , reports indicate that lawyers will be the clear winners from the crisis , with law firms across the world either fighting to protect or sell Hanjin assets . As at 14 September , 36 of Hanjin 's 97 container ships were waiting outside overseas ports , 37 had yet to unload and planned to return to South Korea , and 24 had arrived in South Korea and elsewhere .
A lawyer for Hanjin Shipping warned a US - registered vessel - Hanjin Jungil - had been held " hostage " by disputes over payments . Among those affected are the cargos of consumer products maker , Dorel Industries , and musical instrument maker , Yamaha , which said they had been forced to make additional payments to get their equipment or to retrieve it elsewhere : " This could destroy American businesses , " warned Alan Brody , a lawyer for Yamaha Corp of America . Fittingly , reports indicate that lawyers will be the clear winners from the crisis , with law firms across the world either fighting to protect or sell Hanjin assets . As at 14 September , 36 of Hanjin 's 97 container ships were waiting outside overseas ports , 37 had yet to unload and planned to return to South Korea , and 24 had arrived in South Korea and elsewhere .