All Hapag-Lloyd articles – Page 6

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    Further consolidation for container shipping, says Fitch

    2014-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - Fitch Ratings says that consolidation in the container shipping segment via alliances or mergers is likely to accelerate due to persistent overcapacity and freight rates pressure.

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    The Friday Flyer - January 24th 2014

    2014-01-24T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV sign MOU

    2014-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) about combining the container liner shipping activities of the two companies.

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    Future alliances in container game

    2013-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - In Drewry Maritime Research's recent report, it claims that alliances between the world's largest container lines will have "far reaching consequences" for the industry as lines search for greater economies of scale.

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    WCT supports PPG

    2013-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Heavy lift specialists, Project Professionals Group (PPG) has appointed World Container Trading GmbH (WCT) as its project support member for Germany.

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    The Friday Flyer - December 6th 2013

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    There are mixed messages and no little confusion for shipping lines from this week's International Maritime Organization's (IMO) plenary approval of the resolution for the Ballast Water Management Convention. The convention will see all shipping designed

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    Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV in talks

    2013-12-05T00:00:00Z

    December 5 - German liner shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd and Chilean shipping company, CSAV are currently holding discussions over whether a business combination or some form of association would be of mutual interest.

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    PCN adds new Nicaraguan member

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has widened its representation with the addition of Seal Trading Supplies in Nicaragua.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 29th 2013

    2013-03-29T00:00:00Z

    As this Friday Flyer is being written, we are digesting the latest report from shipping industry consultant Drewry. It starkly shows that for the next few years the multipurpose sector will be in choppy waters. In the long-term, prospects are good, accord

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    Big container lines merger on ice

    2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

    March 25 - It would appear that the attempt to create the fourth-largest container shipping company by capacity has hit the rocks as Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg S

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.

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    Turkish delight for BRI

    2013-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Freight forwarder Bellville Rodair International (BRI) has opened a new office in Istanbul, Turkey.

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    Virgin delivers Xmas cheer to cruise ship

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Virgin Atlantic Cargo has transported a seven metre Christmas tree and 15 smaller consignments for Hapag Lloyd Cruises, owner of the cruise ship MS Europa.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg S

    2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The Executive Boards of Hapag-Lloyd AG and of Hamburg S

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    No immediate consolidation of liner shipping industry foreseen

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - A recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.

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    Faststream opens Perth office

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - International maritime, oil & gas and mining industry recruiter Faststream has opened an office in Perth, Australia, which will focus on filling positions for shipping companies, oil majors and mining companies active in the region.

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    Trio of appointments strengthens Ahlers management

    2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Three new executives have been appointed by Ahlers to bolster its management teams in three key markets.

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    Rickmers anniversary marked in Hamburg

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - A landmark anniversary for the Rickmers group of companies, including heavy lift liner shipping company Rickmers-Linie, is being marked by a family celebration and an international business symposium.