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It appears that the Red Sea crisis and Hapag-Lloyd’s imminent break from THE Alliance are adding weight to calls for HMM’s sale to South Korean poultry processor Harim Group to be delayed.

Last month, HMM’s largest shareholders, state-controlled Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Korea Ocean Business ...

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  • Michel Van Lier

    January 29, 2024 at 3:21 pm

    You can always still sell HMM to Hapag Lloyd

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