Global shipping giant Hyundai Merchant Marine has joined forces with UK based logistics firm C Butt Ltd in creating a joint venture company 'Hyundai and C Butt Solutions Ltd'. The new partnership will organically increase the development of both companies business activities enabling an increased portfolio of services within the UK and European logistics sector, supporting a 'global to local' supply chain solution. Mr. Soo-Ho Kim, Managing Director of HMM (Europe) Ltd, and company chairman of the new joint venture said "this new venture offers the UK market a joint focus on global, national and local supply chain management, support and development". Mr. Clive Hodgkinson Managing Director of C Butt Ltd said "This initiative enables the partners to offer innovative, dedicated, bespoke warehousing solutions in the UK backed by local and international experience, plus global strength, breadth and depth".