Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. is a logistics company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and part of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Its predecessor company, Hankook Logitech Co. Ltd was formed in February 2001. Hyundai Glovis supplies ocean transportation logistics advice, cargo space, loading/unloading, and packaging services. It changed its name to Hyundai Glovis in June 2003.

Company
The meaning of the name Glovis comes from a portmanteau that combines the two words "Global - Vision".

Hyundai Glovis main business areas in South Korea and internationally are finished vehicles distribution by Roll-on/roll-off ocean shipping, air transportation, inland truck transportation, logistics consulting, storage, and packaging services, as well as supply chain management services. Since 2011, the company has launched an auto parts recycling business, named "OnECO," that mainly consists of distribution of reused and remanufactured auto parts.

The company fleet includes 60 Pure Car and Trucks carriers and 36 bulk carrier ships, deployed on 13 different service routes globally,
specialized in the maritime transport and distribution of cargo such as automobiles, trucks, trailers, Mafi roll trailers, heavy construction machinery and further types of rolling freight.

The fleet's size largely increased at the end of 2014, when Hyundai Glovis acquired the majority of STX Pan Ocean tonnage.

A joint venture with Stena Line has been announced and approved by the European Commission in February 2019, for the implementation of a new cooperative intra-European waters short sea service in between the two carriers, for the sea transport of transhipment cargo.

Facts and accidents
On 1 November 2013 the Port of Le Havre welcomed Glovis' maiden port stay in France. MV Glovis Condor called at the port on her way from Gothenburg to Southampton to load and unload cargo, mainly used trucks and military vehicles destined for the Middle East.

On 23 November 2014, Glovis announced the acquisition of the Polish logistics specialist distributor Adampol. The company owns 611 car carrier trailer trucks, manage 600 loads per day, and has a total staff of over 1,300 employees. The main business is storage, pick up from ports and distribution of new cars within Eastern Europe and Russia, with an average of 400,000 cars delivered per year to the final dealers, for brands such as BMW, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen.

On 16 June 2016 the company reaffirmed their intention not to support the Federal government of the United States demands to employ or charter US-flagged vessels. The American Government has suggested on a number of occasions the opportunity to reflag or hiring vessels registered in US, to carry military equipment on Glovis' ballast leg from US to South Korea. However, due to the costs involved, South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries politely declined.

On 27 December 2016, MV Glovis Corona (built in 1996, and formerly known as MV Asian Grace) faced a serious near miss, due to severe weather conditions in the European North Sea. The vessel listed approximately 15 degrees, caused by cargo movements in the holds, when cars and high and heavy cargo broke their lashings, dangerously moving within the decks. The accident took place when Glovis Corona was sailing from Hamburg to Gothenborg, having to suddenly stop close to Bremerhaven anchorage. On 30 December a berth was granted at Bremerhaven, to discharge 1,800 cars, and to further ballast to even the keel. Owing to the situation, the export voyage had to be cancelled and the cargo bookings rolled to another sailing.

On 15 February 2018 MV Glovis Spring ran aground within the Paracel Islands waters. The vessel was sailing from Singapore to Hong Kong, with over 3,400 brand new European manufactured cars on board, when it ended up in shallow waters, possibly related to the shifting of landfill materials arranged by the Chinese authorities, and aggravated by extreme low tide sea conditions. Two Chinese companies immediately proposed to assist with the maritime salvage promptly sending divers and tugboats. The operation was finally awarded to a joint venture formed by Messrs Ardent and Guangzhou Salvage. MV Glovis Spring was successfully refloated, and made free 4 days after the grounding.

On Monday 21 May 2018 MV Auto Banner, part of the Glovis tonnage, caught fire while alongside Incheon port, due to overheating of one of the vehicles just loaded on board, destined for Libya. The crew of 28 had to be quickly evacuated from on board, while fire brigades proceeded to successfully extinguish the fire from sea, shore and air. MV Auto Banner was built in 1988, and used to be part of STX Pan Ocean fleet. The ship was certified in good condition, according to a recent port state inspection performed in January 2018 in Portland, US.

On 7 September 2019, Greenpeace activists temporary blocked the discharging of Korean SUV vehicles into Bremerhaven port, disrupting for several hours the operations of MV Glovis Sky.

On 8 September 2019 , built in 2017 and flying Marshall Islands flag, capsized within Port of Brunswick harbour, shortly after unberthing and proceeding towards Port of Baltimore. Four of the 23 crew members were initially missing, but all were eventually rescued and appeared to be in good medical condition. The incident was mentioned as related to a sudden loss of stability possibly due to cargo stowage and incorrect water ballasting. A Hyundai Glovis executive told the news media that "there was some kind of an internal fire that could not be controlled and then it capsized". The National Transportation Safety Board agreed to assist in the investigation of the cause of the incident with two investigators assigned to the case.

On 3 November 2019, MV Glovis Captain arrived in Southampton after facing extreme weather conditions in the English Channel. The abnormal rolling caused the breaking of several cargo lashings, producing a series of cargo damages on her main deck. A number of brand new trucks and Porsche cars destined for China, were damaged or nearly completely destroyed after crushing against the ship’s bulkhead. The bulkhead itself suffered a hole that needed urgent repair before the vessel could restart her passage towards Asia. The cargo had to be unloaded by forklift and mafi roll trailers, being no more in driveable conditions. The port stay had to be increased to over 3 days, to perform the necessary inspections, and welding repairs to the ship.

On 28 June 2020, Glovis operated MV Grand Venus after completing the discharge of Tesla cars loaded in US at Zeebrugge port, collided with a LNG tanker while both adrift in proximity of Ostend and Zeebrugge outer anchorage area, waiting for assignment. Although the damages occurred were minor, the vessel required repair at Vlissingen dock before starting her consequent voyage towards Asia in July.

On  7 March 2022, the Government Pension Fund of Norway, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, decided to place the company under observation "due to unacceptable risk that the company contributes to gross or systematic human rights violations".

Continental rail transport 
In August 2018, Hyundai Glovis inaugurated its transportation of containers via the Transsiberian Railway, after shipping them via sea to Vladivostok. Hyundai Glovis expects to cut the transit time from 43 days by ship on the southern route around the Eurasian landmass, via the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar, to 22 days by rail via Vladivostok. The 22 days are composed of "two days from Busan to Vladivostok; eight days for unloading, customs clearance, and reloading in Vladivostok; and 12 days from Vladivostok to Shushary Station near Saint Petersburg."

This is seen as a precursor to breaking up the situation of South Korea as an island, having to rely exclusively on transport to and from other countries by sea and air, by re-establishing the rail links to North Korea and thus open direct rail routes to all countries in Europa and nearly all in Asia. South Korean governments since Park Geun-hye have worked towards this goal.

For this purpose, on June 7, 2018, South Korea became an official member of the Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD). "South Korea's official membership in the OSJD", Heo Seung wrote on June 8, 2018 in Hankoryeh, "means it will be able to take part in the operation of 280,000 km of international railway lines in Eurasia, which include the Trans-China Railway (TCR) and Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR). OSJD members are entitled to transport passengers and freight without the need for separate agreements with countries where the railways pass through."

See also

Hyundai Merchant Marine
Stena Line
EUKOR
STX Pan Ocean
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Siem Shipping
KESS - K Line Europe Short Sea
United European Car Carriers
MV Asian Glory

Ships gallery

References

External links
 

Hyundai Motor Group
Automotive companies of South Korea
Logistics companies of South Korea
Transport companies established in 2001
Companies listed on the Korea Exchange
Shipping companies of South Korea
Car carrier shipping companies
Ro-ro shipping companies
현대글로비스(Hyundai Glovis)는 종합물류업과 유통판매업을 영위하는 코스피 상장 기업으로, 현대자동차그룹의 물류 계열사이다. 본사는 서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로 83-21 (성수동1가)에 있으며 대표이사는 이규복이다.

사업 영역 
종합물류업은 고객 화물에 대한 운송서비스를 제공하는 사업으로, 운송, 보관, 하역 등 업무를 담당한다. 유통판매업은 크게 CKD 사업과 중고차 경매 사업으로 나뉜다. 종합물류업의 경우 저단가 출혈 경쟁이 이루어지는 시장이지만, 현대글로비스는 현대자동차그룹의 물류를 담당하고 있기 때문에 매출 구조는 매우 안정적이다.

CKD 
현대글로비스가 영위하는 사업 분야 중 가장 전망이 좋은 것으로 평가되는 것은 CKD(Completely Knocked Down) 사업이다. CKD란 그 이름이 암시하듯, 차량등을 수입/수출할 때 전체 차량을 수입하는게 아니라 부품 단위로 수입하여 현지 공장에서 조립하는 방식의 유통을 말한다. 이는 완성 차량을 수입하는 CBU(Completely Built Up)과 대비되는 방식이다.

일반적으로 차량의 수입은 완성 자동차 단위로 이루어지나, 인기를 끌어 판매량이 많아질 경우 조립 라인을 세워서 부품만을 수입하여 조립하는 방식을 쓰기도 하는데 이것이 CKD이다. 더 나아가 엔진 등의 중요 부품을 제외한 부품은 현지에서 조달하여 국산화하기도 한다.

현대글로비스는 대한민국 내에서 CKD 매출 전체의 절반 가까이의 점유율을 보이고 있다.

연혁 
 2001년: 서울특별시 용산구 원효로4가에서 한국로지텍 주식회사로 설립
 2003년: 글로비스 주식회사로 상호명 변경, 서산, 울산, 인천, 순천, 포항지점 설치
 2005년: 유가증권시장 상장, 당진지점 설치, 서산지점 폐지
 2006년: 한국 SCM 대상 수상, 포항지점을 현 위치인 오천읍으로 이전
 2007년: 서울특별시 강남구 역삼동으로 이전, 종합물류기업 인증
 2008년: 수출 9억불 탑 수상
 2009년: 제17회 한국물류대상 대통령표창 수상
 2010년: 광주(廣州), 시흥지점 설치, 수출 10억불 탑 수상(제 47회 무역의 날)
 2011년: 11월 현대글로비스로 상호명 변경, 수출의 20억불 탑 수상
 2012년: 포브스 아시아 유망 50대 상장기업 3년 연속 수상, 순천지점을 광양시 광양읍으로 이전
 2013년: 당진지점을 현 위치인 당진시 송산면으로 이전, 순천지점을 광양지점으로 명칭 변경
 2014년: 대구지점, 전주센터 설치
 2015년: 본점을 서울특별시 강남구 영동대로로 이전
 2016년: 본점을 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로로 이전. 울산지점을 북구 무룡1로로 이전
 2018년: 종합물류연구소 출범
 2020년: 목포항물류기지, 수원오토벨라이브스튜디오, 대전오토벨라이브스튜디오, 부산오토벨라이브스튜디오지점 설치.
 2021년: 본점을 현 위치인 서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로로 이전. 인천수출SMC 설치.
 2022년: 인천수출SMC를 서구 거첨로로 이전 후 오토벨 인천수출센터로 명칭 변경.

같이 보기 
 현대글로비스 럭비단

본점 및 지점 현황 
 본점: 서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로 83-21 (성수동1가)
 울산지점: 울산광역시 북구 무룡1로 94 (연암동)
 인천지점: 인천광역시 동구 방축로9번길 29 (송현동)
 광양지점: 전라남도 광양시 광양읍 인덕로 360-156
 포항지점: 경상북도 포항시 남구 오천읍 송덕로212번길 45
 당진지점: 충청남도 당진시 송산면 가곡로 21
 광주지점: 경기도 광주시 능평로 167 (능평동)
 시흥지점: 경기도 시흥시 정왕천로 271 (정왕동)
 대구영업소: 대구광역시 달서구 성서공단로 217 (갈산동)
 전주센터: 전라북도 완주군 봉동읍 테크노밸리3로 65
 목포항물류기지지점: 전라남도 목포시 신항로 283 (달동)
 수원오토벨라이브스튜디오지점: 경기도 수원시 권선구 평동로79번길 45, 638호, 653호, 654호 (평동)
 대전오토벨라이브스튜디오지점: 대전광역시 유성구 복용동로 35, B130호, B131호 (복용동, 디-오토몰)
 부산 오토벨라이브스튜디오: 부산광역시 기장군 장안읍 반룡산단3로 95, B213호, B214호, B222호, B223호 (부산오토필드)
 오토벨 인천수출센터: 인천광역시 서구 거첨로 295, 운영동 102호, 103호 (오류동, SM상선경인터미널(주) 내)
 오토벨 라이브 스튜디오 인천: 인천광역시 서구 염곡로 52, 102호, 차량촬영장 (가좌동, 엠파크허브)
 오토벨 라이브 스튜디오 대구: 대구광역시 서구 문화로 37, 지하2층 정비공장20호 (이현동, 엠월드)
 남양출고센터: 경기도 화성시 장안면 매바위로366번길 55
 신갈출고센터: 경기도 용인시 기흥구 중부대로 690 (상하동)
 정왕출고센터: 경기도 시흥시 정왕천로 279 (정왕동)
 칠곡출고센터: 경상북도 칠곡군 왜관읍 현대로 177
 영남출고센터: 경상북도 칠곡군 지천면 금호로 272
 원주출고센터: 강원특별자치도 원주시 문막읍 원문로 2122
 옥천출고센터: 충청북도 옥천군 옥천읍 옥천동이로 387-32
 오토벨 라이브 스튜디오 경기(6호점): 경기도 안산시 단원구 원포공원1로 16, 104호, 4층 차량촬영장 (초지동, 경기자동차매매단지)
 오토벨 라이브 스튜디오 마트(7호점): 경기도 안산시 단원구 원포공원2로 24, 152호 (초지동, 마트자동차매매광장)
 제주물류센터: 제주특별자치도 제주시 번영로 940 (회천동)
 오토벨 인천센터: 인천광역시 서구 염곡로 149 (가좌동)
 함안출고센터: 경상남도 함안군 군북면 함마대로 290-14

각주

외부 링크 
 

대한민국의 물류 회사
2001년 설립된 기업
글로비스
서울특별시의 기업
2001년 설립된 기업
대한민국의 해운회사