On December 18 HMM held a “2018 Sales Strategy Meeting”. In the meeting HMM President & CEO C.K. Yoo, talked about the future plans for the company, as well as its ambition to create a 22,000 TEU shipbuilding plan.
Commenting on the 22,000 TEUs plan, Mr. Yoo said that “this mega-ship building project will be in accordance with the national expectation for being a leading shipping nation. HMM is now located in the good position to be a world-class leading shipping company by overcoming new environmental regulations starting from 2020.”
Furthermore, HMM will focus on strengthening manpower, by providing professional education. It also wants to enhance its growth, using Blockchain technology.
More, more topics were discussed during the meeting, such as about taking a preemptive action of countermeasures to market condition including deploying new vessels, opening new services, expanding business network, or reducing operation costs.