KMTC tied to six HD Hyundai boxships

Seoul-based liner operator Korea Marine Transport Co (KMTC) has emerged as the owner behind a series of six feeder containership newbuildings booked at HD Hyundai Group yards. Shipbuilding sources say KMTC is the Asian owner behind a KRW 372.4bn ($258m) contract disclosed last week by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, which did not name …