HMM launches new Korea-China-Russia service

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November 12 2017 Print This Article

Hyundai Merchant Marine announced that it is starting Korea-China-Russia service starting from late December.  

Currently taking apart in Korea-China-Russia service with Russia’s FESCO and France’s CMA-CGM, HMM will restructure this service with Sinokor starting from late December, by deploying five 1,000 – 1,700 TEU size vessels with additional calling ports in Korea (Busan, Ulsan, Gwangyang, etc).   

This service will be under joint operation of HMM and Sinokor - a member of HMM + K2 consortiums established in March – as a fruitful result of cooperation between transnational  Korean shipping company and the intra-Asian shipping companies.  

The new service will be composed of Central China route and South China route.  

Central China service – named CRE (China Russia Express) – is scheduled to start in Shanghai on December 30th, and will call in Shanghai – Ningbo – Busan - Vostochny – Vladivostok – Busan -Shanghai. 

South China service – named KHR (Korea-Haiphong-Russia Express) will be departing from Busan on December 29th, calling in Busan – Ulsan – Gwangyang - Hong Kong – Haiphong – Shekou – Xiamen – Busan – Vostochny – Busan.  

Hyundai Merchant Marine commented, "this new service will provide better service to our valued customers compared to the existing routes with more calling ports. We will continue to strive to meet various needs of our customers and improve our services."