SEOUL, KOREA - Hyundai Merchant Marine was given the Outstanding Partnership 2013 award by the U.S. retail giant Target.In the category of marine transportation, Target has given the award annually to the best service company.
Prior to this, the shipping company received the Outstanding Partnership award in 2009 and the Provider of the Year award between 2010 and 2012.
Target is a global retail giant which ranked No. 36 in the U.S. top 500 companies ranking by business magazine Fortune in 2013. Target has evaluated the quality of services offered by about 400 logistics-related companies every year and granted awards to exemplary ones.
The Hyundai Group company gained high scores in all of Target's evaluation categories, including service punctuality, documentation accuracy, cargo transit hours, terminal operation efficiency, and EDI system.
Two years ago, Hyundai Merchant Marine had been named as the Best Partner Carrier by Sony in 2012. It marked nine consecutive years for the company to be designated so. It was also given the Best Partnership award by the U.S. logistics magazine World Trade 100 in 2010.
