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

LG Electronics Inc. is trying to find new carriers for its goods, the world's second-largest manufacturer of televisions said. Shipments through Hanjin account for between 15% and 20% of LG's deliveries to America. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., the nation's second-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 container shipping firm and the world's seventh-biggest with a 2.9% market share, are derailing the supply chains of companies that need to send goods well in advance of the year's biggest shopping season as Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach. TVs, cars and sneakers sail about 10 days to reach Los Angeles from Asia while they could take as many as 30 days to Rotterdam. Hanjin Shipping owns 59 of the 132 container and bulk ships in its fleet.