Hapag-Lloyd

gCaptain’s full coverage of Hapag-Lloyd, the German shipping and container transportation company.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

CSAV Surges on Reported Merger Talks with Hapag-Lloyd

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA surged the most in more than a year after Die Welt newspaper reported that Latin America’s largest container shipper is

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Uncategorized

Hapag-Lloyd’s Profit Falls on ‘Disappointing’ Freight Rates

Hapag-Lloyd AG said third-quarter profit plunged almost 64 percent as Europe’s fourth-largest container-shipping line confronted low busy-season prices

November 12, 2013
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
News

Hapag-Lloyd Taps Maersk Exec to Succeed Behrendt as CEO

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest container shipping line, chose the head of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s freight-forwarding arm to succeed Chief

September 24, 2013
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
News

Hapag-Lloyd Turns to Quarterly Profit on Cost Cuts, Cheaper Fuel

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG cut costs amid falling fuel prices to deliver a profit in the second-quarter as Europe’s fourth-largest

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 39

Thursday, May 16, 2013
News

Hapag-Lloyd First-Quarter Loss Narrows, “Competition Remains Extremely Challenging”

May 15 (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG, Europe’s fourth- largest container-shipping line, said its first-quarter loss almost halved as freight rates

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
News

Hamburg Süd – Hapag-Lloyd Merger Talks Put on Indefinite Hold

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg Süd, Germany’s second-largest shipping group, said on Wednesday it did not expect to resume merger talks

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 233

Monday, April 8, 2013
News

Hamburg City Pushes For Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd Shipping Merger

KIEL, Germany, April 8 (Reuters) – The city of Hamburg wants shippers Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd to resume merger talks so that they stand a better

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 106

Monday, March 25, 2013

Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd Merger Talks Stall

Talks of a merger between Germany’s largest container shipping companies have been suspended because terms of a deal could not be reached. Oetker Group,

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Hapag-Lloyd Defers New Ship Deliveries After Posting Massive 2012 Losses

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd posted higher losses for 2012 due to unexpectedly low cargo volumes as a result of

March 19, 2013
Total Views: 14

Friday, March 8, 2013
News

Hapag-Lloyd Co-Owner Eyes Merger Of Equals With Hamburg Süd

FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) – Hapag-Lloyd co-owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants the container shipping group’s prospective merger partner

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 185

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Hapag-Lloyd Confirms Merger Talks with Hamburg Süd

Julie Cruz TUI AG rose in Frankfurt after its shipping unit Hapag-Lloyd said it is discussing a possible merger with Hamburg Sud. TUI shares advanced as much

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 30

Thursday, October 25, 2012
News

Ships Sidelined and Rates to be Increased as Global Container Shippers Lose Millions

(Bloomberg) — Europe’s largest container lines are making an attempt to increase Asia-Europe rates to more than break-even levels and restore

October 25, 2012
Total Views: 104

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
News

Container Lines Are Losing the Price Battle on Multiple Fronts

The world’s container lines can’t raise freight rates fast enough to cover soaring fuel prices as persistent overcapacity works against the

August 22, 2012
Total Views: 63

Friday, August 17, 2012

Hapag-Lloyd Names New 13,200 TEU Flagship

Hapag-Lloyd on Friday held a naming ceremony for what is now officially the “Hamburg Express”, the first of ten new 13,200 TEU vessels and

August 17, 2012
Total Views: 118

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Soaring Bunker Prices Steer Hapag-Lloyd to Second Quarter Loss

(Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG, Europe’s fourth- largest container-shipping line, reported a second-quarter loss after soaring fuel costs offset

August 16, 2012
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Defense

Hapag-Lloyd “Phones a Friend” from the Gulf of Aden, Royal Navy Responds

While Royal Navy ships protect the London Olympics others have rushed to prevent a pirate attack in the Middle East.  The minehunters HMS Middleton and HMS

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 55

Sunday, July 29, 2012
News

Hapag-Lloyd Celebrates 120 Years of Liner Service to Canada

In 1892, the first steamer “Cremon” set sail for Montreal flying the Hapag flag.  Today, Hapag-Lloyd is the largest container carrier in Canada,

July 29, 2012
Total Views: 80

Friday, May 4, 2012
News

Ship Photo of the Day: Hapag-Lloyd Bumps Up Freight Rates

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)–German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it has increased freight rates for all cargo and container types between Europe and

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 22

Thursday, February 9, 2012
News

G6 Alliance Set to Launch Asia-Europe Liner Service

Members of the G6 Alliance announced today that their groundbreaking cooperation in Asia-Europe container shipping will begin operation in the first week of

February 9, 2012
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Press Releases

Wilhelmsen Ship Service Delivers Automated Boiler and Cooling Water Treatment for Major Customer

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has signed an agreement to supply boiler and cooling water dosing control units to ten 13,200 TEU newbuilds under construction

January 24, 2012
Total Views: 73