HMM, KORAIL partner for eco-friendly intermodal transportation

July 29 2024 Print This Article

HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) to increase inland rail transportation.
 
The MoU covers utilizing domestic rail infrastructure for refrigerated cargo and establishing an 'Intermodal One-Stop Transportation System' that seamlessly connects rail and maritime freight. This cooperation will contribute to developing a low-carbon logistics transportation system and reduce carbon emissions.

HMM and KORAIL will team up to improve the efficiency of a new container yard (CY), which KORAIL is scheduled to secure. This partnership aims to build a new distribution hub and collaborates to build an international multimodal transport network for reefer containers.
 
Mr. Lee Jeong-Yeop, the head of HMM's Container Business Unit, expressed the importance of this partnership, stating, "HMM places great significance on providing our customers with an Eco-Friendly service and, in particular, decarbonizing domestic refrigerated transportation is possible”.