Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) to expand inland rail services source Port Technology
Integration of Rail and Maritime Freight
The MoU covers the use of domestic rail infrastructure for chilled cargo and the creation of an ‘Intermodal One-Stop Transportation System’ that integrates rail and maritime freight.
HMM and KORAIL will collaborate to increase the efficiency of a new container yard (CY), which KORAIL plans to secure.
Building a Low-Carbon Logistics System
This collaboration aims to establish a low-carbon logistics transportation system, lowering carbon emissions, while creating a new distribution centre and an international multimodal transportation network for reefer containers.
Lee Jeong-Yeop, the Head of HMM’s Container Business Unit, stated: “HMM places great significance on providing our customers with an Eco-Friendly service and, in particular, decarbonising domestic refrigerated transportation is possible.”
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Source: Port Technology
