All Hapag-Lloyd articles – Page 3

  • FROM THE MAGAZINE: A year of upheaval
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    2017: a year of upheaval in heavy lift and multipurpose shipping

    2018-02-01T14:05:00Z

    2017 proved to be another tough year for the heavy lift and project forwarding sector, as HLPFI reported in the January/February 2018 edition.

  • Ostergaard steps up at Hapag-Lloyd
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    Ostergaard steps up at Hapag-Lloyd

    2018-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Hapag-Lloyd has appointed Uffe Ostergaard, former chief commercial officer at UASC, as president region North America, succeeding Wolfgang Freese.

  • Hapag-Lloyd launches EAS
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    Hapag-Lloyd launches EAS

    2018-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a weekly service between Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and the east coast of Africa in April, 2018.

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    UASC fully integrated into the Hapag-Lloyd Group

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Hapag-Lloyd has completed the integration of United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) into the group, six months after starting the merger process.

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    Freja names Swedish boss

    2017-11-20T00:00:00Z

    November 20 - Denmark-based Freja Transport & Logistics has named Anders Ekroth as managing director for its Swedish division.

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    Hapag-Lloyd adds capital

    2017-10-18T00:00:00Z

    October 18 - Hapag-Lloyd has successfully completed an increase to its capital base as most of its shareholders exercised their subscription rights granted after the completion of the merger with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) and purchased 11.7 mill

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    Hapag-Lloyd launches ECX service

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Hamburg, Germany-headquartered Hapag-Lloyd has introduced its ECX service, consolidating the carrier's services from northern Europe to the east coast of South America.

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    Hapag-Lloyd goes weekly to West Africa

    2017-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Effective end of August 2017, Hapag-Lloyd will add a fourth vessel to one of its services in the West Africa trade, improving the sailing frequency to weekly.

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    Delta delivers in Albania

    2017-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Delta Maritime has delivered five out-of-gauge (OOG) generator sets (gensets) from Piraeus Port, Greece to Fier in Albania for Bankers Petroleum Albania.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and UASC complete merger

    2017-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have completed the merger between the two liner shipping companies.

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    Antwerp appoints Holzhammer

    2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - The Port of Antwerp has appointed Walter Holzhammer as a representative for Austria and Hungary.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

    May 2 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) have completed several project cargo moves across the globe.

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    Strong start for NWSA

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    April 21 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) reported strong container volumes for March 2017, but breakbulk cargo traffic was down.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    Hapag-Lloyd and UASC move merger date

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Hapag-Lloyd and UASC have mutually agreed to shift the date of their Business Combination Agreement (BCA) until May 31, 2017 having originally envisaged the transaction would close by March 31, 2017.

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    Hapag-Lloyd hit by low freight rates

    2017-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - Hapag-Lloyd has announced that due to lower average freight rates, revenue decreased to EUR7.7 billion (USD8.1 billion) in 2016, compared to EUR8.8 billion (USD9.2 billion) in 2015.

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    Drewry launches credit research service

    2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Drewry Financial Research Services, the investment research arm of shipping consultancy Drewry, is launching a credit research service for the global maritime sector.

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    Report shows consolidation impact

    2016-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - A recent report by VesselsValue gives a clear indication of the impact that container line consolidation is having on the total box ship fleet.

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    Hamilton Port names chief

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - Hamilton Port Authority's (HPA) board of directors has appointed Ian Hamilton as president and ceo of the Canadian port, with effect from January 1, 2017.

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    Hamburg Süd: up for sale?

    2016-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - In response to international business media reports that German shipping line, Hamburg Süd is for sale, industry consultant Alphaliner suggests that a high price tag could deter potential buyers.