State-backed entities announced they would sell their majority shareholding in HMM last month.
Other potential bidders reported include two conglomerates with shipowning subsidiaries keen to take over HMM: Harim Group, which controls Pan Ocean, and SM Group, which owns SM Line.Also in the mix for HMM are LX Holdings and Dongwon Group, Korean firms with interests in logistics.State-run banks, which have been in control of HMM since 2016, hope to complete the sale of the famous shipping line by the end of this year.
