"Let Your Maritime Dreams Soar"... HMM Hosts Children's Merchant Ship Experience

Tour of Ultra-Large Vessels and Container Terminal

On August 7, HMM announced that it had hosted the '2026 Children's Merchant Ship Experience' event for elementary school students.

The 'Children's Merchant Ship Experience' is HMM's flagship summer vacation social contribution program, designed to allow children—who would otherwise rarely have the opportunity—to experience ultra-large container ships and the port logistics environment firsthand.

On the 6th, elementary school students who participated in the '2026 Children's Merchant Ship Experience' at HMM Terminal (HPNT) are posing for a commemorative photo after completing the terminal tour. HMM

More than 20 elementary school students participated in the event. They first visited HMM Terminal (HPNT) at Busan New Port, where they attended an introductory session designed to clearly illustrate ship and port operations. Afterwards, the students toured a roughly 400-meter-long ultra-large vessel and observed the nonstop container handling process, experiencing the vibrancy of the maritime logistics industry up close.

In addition, they visited the training center of HMM Ocean Service, a vessel management subsidiary of HMM, to take part in a ship-handling simulation. This simulator, developed for training seafaring staff, gave the children the opportunity to control a ship in an environment identical to actual ship operations.

An HMM representative stated, "We hope that by experiencing the maritime logistics field firsthand, children will develop a greater interest in and dreams related to the sea," and added, "We plan to continue to contribute to the local community through a variety of social contribution activities that leverage the unique characteristics of the shipping industry."

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