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Hapag-Lloyd said that its group profit climbed to US$14.7 billion in the first nine months of 2022 thanks to higher freight rates. However, it added that the market environment has deteriorated in the third quarter with falling spot rates and rising costs. Transport volumes were on a par with the prior-year level, but revenues due to a significant increase in freight rates.
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Hapag-Lloyd is to acquire 100 % of the shares of Chile-based terminal operator SM SAAM Ports and SM SAAM Logistic, for around US$1 billion, subject to regulatory approval. SM SAAM operates 10 terminals in six North, Central and South American countries with around 4,000 employees and a combined container throughput ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has completed its acquisition of the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL). If follows signing of a framework agreement in March and the transaction had been approved by all antitrust authorities. Full commercial integration is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. In 2021, ...
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Hapag-Lloyd is to acquire a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven and 50% of the shares of Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven at JadeWeserPort, for an undisclosed amount and subject to regulatory approval. Terminal operator Eurogate will continue to hold the remaining shares.
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Hapag-Lloyd has set up its own representation in Morocco. The headquarters is in Casablanca and there are satellite offices in Tangier and Agadir, with a staff of47. The line serves the country through Tanger-Med port.
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000teu of dry containers from a manufacturer in China, due to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2021. The line has ordered a total of 625,000teu since the beginning of 2020. It said that due to massive congestion at ports, terminals and inland operations worldwide, ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Odessa, Ukraine with 21 employees. The German liner operator says that with mineral resources and the world's largest agricultural production, the country is an attractive export market for Hapag-Lloyd. It is also an important import country for electronics, machinery and consumer goods.
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another six ultra large container vessels of over 23,500teu from South Korean’s Daewoo. They will have dual-fuel engines that can use liquefied natural gas (LNG) and deliveries are to begin in 2024. The German-owned liner operator has already placed an order for six ships of the same ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 60,000teu of dry van standard containers in response to the worldwide shortage of boxes. It will bring the German line’s total fleet to 210,000teu. The first are scheduled to be delivered as early as July but the majority will be subsequently delivered in the third quarter of ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has ordered 150,000teu of new dry and reefer containers from China most of which are expected to be delivered in coming months. It has also ordered 8,000teu of special containers for over-sized or dangerous goods. At US$550 million, the carrier says it is one of the biggest container orders ...
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