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ESG
HMM wins top ESG rating among global shipping companies
South Korea’s No. 1 container transportation and shipping service HMM Co. has secured the premier position in global shipping for its environm...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB girds up for Korean Air-Asiana deal collapse with Plan B
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is looking for alternative options to sell Asiana Airlines Inc. to prepare against a possible collapse of...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea's SM buys shipping line HMM shares ahead of bidding
South Korea’s SM Group has increased its ownership in HMM Co., the country’s top container shipping line. The 30th-largest conglomerate ...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Nearly all HMM ships meet int'l CO2 rules
South Korea’s No. 1 container transportation and shipping service HMM Co., Ltd on Monday said the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), which meas...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HMM officially put on sale with CB conversion shares
The privatization of South Korea’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. has gained traction after an official announcement of its stake sale. But th...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SM Group to buy HMM but not for over $3.5 bn: SM Chair Woo
SM Group has enough financial ammunition to buy the country’s No. 1 container shipping line HMM Co. but would not join the bid for the latter&...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to build logistics centers in US with $416 mn investment
CJ Logistics Corp. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) will together build three logistics centers in the US with an estimated investment of...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
HMM opens Indian-Mediterranean container route
South Korea’s HMM Co. has opened a container route to India and the Mediterranean. In addition to serving the US and Europe, the conta...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HMM, GS Caltex to cooperate for eco-friendly biofuel project
South Korea's HMM Co. has partnered with GS Caltex for an eco-friendly biofuel project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to an...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
HMM, Lotte Fine Chemical to partner for ammonia sea transport
South Korea's HMM Co. and Lotte Fine Chemical Co. have formed a partnership to transport and supply next-generation environmentally friendly fuel, a...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HMM reduces CO2 emission more than half in last 10 years
South Korea's No. 1 container line HMM Co. announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a remarkable 57.7% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions duri...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HMM receives Gold rating in EcoVadis ESG evaluation
HMM Co., formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, announced on Thursday that it has received the "Gold" rating for environmental, social and gover...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. puts SK Shipping’s tanker business up for sale
South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell SK Shipping Co.’s tanker division, a business widely seen as the breadwinne...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea kicks off privatization of top container line HMM
South Korea has started the process to privatize the country’s No. 1 container line HMM Co. by tapping advisors for the sale of the controllin...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
S.Korea’s HMM tops carbon efficiency ranking on key shipping route
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. said on Thursday it had the lowest carbon emission intensity on East Asia–US West Coast rou...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
S.Korea's HMM establishes system for recycling waste ropes
South Korea's HMM Co. announced on Tuesday that it had signed a business agreement with Foresys, a company specializing in marine waste management. ...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HMM’s operating profit to fall 80% in 2023 on easing freight rates
South Korea’s sea flag carrier HMM Co. is expected to suffer an over-80% plunge in operating profit this year due to a downward spiral in cont...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HMM joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management
HMM Co., a South Korean container shipping company formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, said on Monday that it has joined the United Nations G...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Privatization of Korea’s top container line HMM to gain traction
South Korea’s move to privatize container shipping line HMM Co. to recover taxpayer money is gaining traction as government officials start lo...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's KDB to sell off its life insurer for fifth time
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is poised to accelerate the selling off of its affiliate KDB Life Insurance Co. next week...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB reaches out to Hyundai, POSCO, CJ, LX on HMM stake sale
State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has contacted major conglomerates including Hyundai Motor Group about the sale of its stake in HMM Co., the c...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range for a protracted period despite its spectacular earn...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s HMM to invest $11 bn in ships, eco-friendly fuels
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. is set to spend 15 trillion won ($11.4 billion) by 2026 to diversify business amid the volatility...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Opportunity costs on the rise at Korean shipping firms
South Korea’s leading shipping companies are being used as funding sources for their parent groups’ business expansion or making up for ...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KDB resumes global venture IR event in Singapore
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said on Thursday that KDB NextRound, the bank’s venture investment platform, will h...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HMM shares weighed by overhang concerns despite soaring profit
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range over the past few months despite its spectacular ear...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HMM returns to annual profit in a decade as stake sale looms
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container line, returned to an annual profit for the first time in a decade, boosted by higher freight rates an...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Daewoo Shipbuilding to look for domestic buyer: KDB
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., said on Thursday it will look for a...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Creditors to unveil new plans next week to sell DSME
Creditor banks of South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) are mulling new ways to find a new owner of the debt-ridden ...
Jan 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan sells E&C, closer to exiting self-rescue program
South Korea's Doosan Group on Friday inked an agreement to sell a majority stake in Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. (Doosan E&C) to a ...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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