Hapag-Lloyd is launching the new Levante Express Service (LEX). First sailing of the weekly service which further enhances Hapag-Lloyd’s port coverage in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Levant will be June 18 from Cagliari. The LEX links ten ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt including the hub ports Cagliari, Damietta and Port Said for connectivity to [...]
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On Friday 26 April 2013 at a formal ceremony, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has taken delivery of the modern and casual luxury ship EUROPA 2 from the STX France shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Dr Wolfgang Flägel, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, signed the takeover protocol. Captain Friedrich Jan Akkermann [...]
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The shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd have jointly arrived at the conclusion to discontinue talks temporarily. “Hamburg Süd does not wish to comment publicly on the subject matter of the points under discussion. It does, however, expressly point out that the owners of Hamburg Süd – unlike the impression conveyed in various press articles [...]
Hapag-Lloyd will launch a new service to and from Gdynia to Hamburg and Bremerhaven – the Poland Express Service (PEX). Following the increasing demand in the market and in addition to Hapag-Lloyds existing REX service, the PEX service will offer a second dedicated and direct service for cargo from and to Poland, connecting with Hapag-Lloyds [...]
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The Executive Boards of Hapag-Lloyd AG and of Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg Süd), in agreement with their shareholders, are investigating if, and under what conditions, a merger of both companies would be of interest. Hamburg Süd, December 18, 2012; Image: Hapag-Lloyd
Being built at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France and promising to set new luxury standards on the worldwide oceans, EUROPA 2 ill join the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet (currently 4 ships) in May 2013. The 40,000 ton EUROPA 2 will be positioned as the modern, lifestyle-orientated sister ship of the world’s only 5-star-plus ship [...]
Hapag-Lloyd held a naming ceremony for the “Hamburg Express”, the first of ten new vessels in its new 13,200 TEU class, today. Cornelia Behrendt, wife of Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd, performed the ceremony for what is now the largest ship in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet. The naming ceremony took place at [...]
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Revenue up 8% at EUR 1.6 billion / Transport volume up 11% at over 1.3 million TEU / Soaring bunker prices depress earnings in Q1, which is always weak season for shipping Despite the persistently challenging environment in the industry, Hapag-Lloyd further increased its transport volume and revenue in the first quarter of 2012. The [...]
On April 17th 2012, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises christened their newest addition to the fleet, the COLUMBUS 2. After a short conversion period in Barcelona, the COLUMBUS 2 joined the fleet immediately. The first cruise will sail from Mallorca to Malta this week. The next expansion step by the Hamburg operator is the completion of the new-build, [...]
Russia Express Service (REX) starts in May / Weekly sailings from Bremerhaven and Hamburg to the Baltic region / Numerous onward connections to global service network From the beginning of May Hapag-Lloyd will be offering a new express connection from Germany to the Baltic region. The Russia Express Service (REX) links Hamburg and Bremerhaven, the [...]
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