Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is teaming up with two domestic rivals on intra-Asian containership services.

The restructured shipowner said it has formed a "consortium" called HMM + K2.

The alliance will cover Japan, China and South East/West Asia trades.

A formal deal will be signed in February and the combination will launch in March.

The lines will automatically renew the agreement for two-year terms.

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