News / G6 takes shipper fears on board and phases-out HMM ships from Asia-Europe trades

Hyundai Victory berthing

The G6 Alliance is to phase out troubled ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine’s (HMM) ships from its joint services on the Asia-North Europe tradelane and replace them with vessels from other partners.

According to Alphaliner, the decision to drop the ships from the route is a “pre-emptive move” to avoid “potential operational disruptions” as a consequence of the South Korean company’s financial restructuring.

Although it appears increasingly unlikely that any ships would be arrested by owners –  the line will shortly announce it ...