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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Shipping

HMM Posts Record Quarterly Profit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – South Korean ocean carrier HMM has wiped out two-thirds of the losses it incurred in the past five years with a

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 636

Thursday, August 26, 2021
Shipping

Union: Over 300 HMM Seafarers Resign as Pay Negotiations Continue

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – More than half HMM’s 600-strong seafarer workforce have quit following management refusal to meet

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 2874

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Shipping

HMM Seafarers Threaten Pay Strike, Mass Resignation

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – More than 90% of HMM’s seafaring union members voted to strike on Sunday and, if a resolution is not reached, the

August 24, 2021
Total Views: 8488

Friday, August 13, 2021
Shipping

Derivatives Losses Punch Massive Hole in HMM Bottom Line

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – HMM posted a net profit of $310m for the first six months of the year, but its bottom-line result would have been

August 13, 2021
Total Views: 825

Friday, July 9, 2021
Ports

South Korea’s Container Squeeze Throws Exporters Into Costly Gridlock

By Cynthia Kim (Reuters) Unable to get a slot on a container vessel, Lee Sang-hoon is considering using fishing trawlers docked for repair in the South Korean

July 9, 2021
Total Views: 3934

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Shipping

HMM Orders 12 Containerships at DSME and Hyundai Heavy

South Korean shipping company HMM has reached shipbuilding agreements for the construction of twelve 13,000 containerships valued at $1.57 billion. The order

June 29, 2021
Total Views: 1715

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Shipping

HMM Confirms Cyber Attack on Email System

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Yet another ocean carrier has fallen foul to a cyber-attack: this time it is South Korea’s HMM, which today

June 15, 2021
Total Views: 3869

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Shipping

HMM Returns to Black for First Time in Five Years

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – South Korean ocean carrier HMM has posted its first annual profit for five years, despite a decrease in its

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 1791

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
HMM’s New Megaships Sailed Fully-Loaded on Maiden Voyage
Shipping

HMM’s New Megaships Sailed Fully-Loaded on Maiden Voyage

HMM’s twelve new 24,000 TEU megaships carried a full load of containers during their maiden voyages from China to Europe, the South Korean shipping

October 7, 2020
Total Views: 317

Monday, May 11, 2020
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Interesting

World’s Largest Containership Departs China with Record Load

The world’s largest containership has departed China carrying a record 19,621 TEUs.  South Korean shipping line HMM said its new HMM Algeciras departed the

May 11, 2020
Total Views: 1464

Thursday, April 23, 2020
HMM Launches World’s First 24,000 TEU Containership
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HMM Launches World’s First 24,000 TEU Containership

HMM has launched its first of twelve 24,000 TEU containerships HMM Algeciras, the world’s largest containership.  The ship was officially named during a

April 23, 2020
Total Views: 1623

Monday, April 20, 2020
Oil Prices Crash Below Zero for First Time in History Amid Pandemic
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Oil Prices Crash Below Zero for First Time in History Amid Pandemic

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history, amid a

April 20, 2020
Total Views: 84

Friday, March 29, 2019
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Shipping News

World’s Biggest Boxships Will Be Fitted with Scrubbers

Hyundai Merchant Marine will fit its 23,000 TEU megaships with exhaust gas cleaning systems to meet the International Maritime Organization’s low sulphur

March 29, 2019
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Shipping News

HMM to Spread 20-Vessel Megaship Order Among South Korea’s Top Shipbuilders

South Korea’s biggest shipping line Hyundai Merchant Marine has opted to split its twenty-vessel megaship order among South Korea’s top three

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 154

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
hyundai merchant marine
News

HMM Sets Course for 1 Million TEU Fleet with Megaship Order

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – South Korea’s largest surviving ocean carrier, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has now officially confirmed its

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 148

hyundai containership
Shipping News

Hyundai Merchant Marine Confirms Plan for 20 Mega-Containerships

South Korea’s flagship container shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine has confirmed a long-rumored plan to order 20 eco-friendly mega containerships

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 137

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
hyundai containership
Shipping News

Loss-Making HMM Stays Bullish, But Its Goal of Becoming a Leading Carrier Seen as ‘Pipe Dream’

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hyundai Merchant Marine’s long-term aspiration to become a “leading global carrier” with a market share of 5% is a

February 27, 2018
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
hyundai containership
News

Hyundai Merchant Marine Planning to Order 22,000 TEU ‘Megaships’ in 2018

South Korean shipping line Hyundai Merchant Marine has revealed plans to construct 22,000 TEU containerships in 2018 to boost its competitiveness within the

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 22

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
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Shipping News

The Hanjin Effect: Improved First-Quarter May Be Turning Point for HMM

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has calmed the waters that led it to the brink of bankruptcy with first-quarter

May 16, 2017
Total Views: 84

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
hmm containership
News

Hyundai Merchant Marine Forms Intra-Asia Shipping Alliance

South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine has signed an agreement with smaller Asia-only carriers Heung-A Shipping and Sinokor Merchant Marine to

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 85
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