Today, the South Korean company HMM has taken delivery of the first of the 12 new container ships with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs ordered in 2021 from compatriots Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding) ( of 29 June 2021). This morning in Ulsan, the HMM was christened Garnet built by HHI. From next month, the ship will be placed in the EC1 service as part of the routes of the THE Alliance connecting China with the East Coast of the USA via Singapore.

With the delivery of all 12 new container racks, which will take place by the end of this year, the ability to The load of HMM's fleet will rise to one million TEUs, including 80% of the capacity of more than 10,000 TEUs.