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Hapag-Lloyd to offer digital box release

Hapag-Lloyd will offer Secure Container Release (SCR) in the UK from 1 January 2025. Using blockchain technology, in cooperation with partner T-Mining, SCR provides a digital alternative to traditional PIN codes used to release and pick up containers from the port of discharge. The system has already been used on over a million containers using SCR at the ports  of Rotterdam and Antwerp since 2021. [+]

Hapag-Lloyd opens Uganda office

Hapag-Lloyd has opened an office in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. With a population of around 50 million, the country has become an attractive market on the African continent and it is also a hub for packaging and consolidating commodities that move throughout the region. The office will be led ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd signs green fuel deal

Hapag-Lloyd has reached an agreement with Chinese clean energy company Goldwind for the delivery of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol per year. The green methanol will consist of a blend of bio- and e-methanol, ensuring a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction of at least 70%. The shipping line aims to reduce ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd orders two dozen new ships

Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships - 12 of 16,800 TEU built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and 12 of 9,200 TEU, from New Times Shipbuilding. They will replace older vessels in the fleet that will be nearing the end of ... [+]

Rock around the dock

Musician turned painter Udo Lindenberg has presented a vast panoramic painting of the port of Hamburg to shipping line Hapag-Lloyd. Lindenburg, whose half century musical career encompassed hits such as Sonderzug nach Pankow (Special train to Pankow) and Hoch im Norden (High in the North) also included several brushes with the ... [+]

New name Hapag-Lloyd terminals – with a nod to history

Hapag-Lloyd's Terminal and Infrastructure division is to be rebranded Hanseatic Global Terminals. The company, which has a portfolio of 20 container terminals in 11 countries will be based in Rotterdam and is inspired by the Hanseatic League, a historic association of seafaring merchants in Northern Europe. Key locations include Container Terminal ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd signs Ikea green deal

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a cooperation agreement with IKEA Supply Chain Operations to decarbonise container shipments originating from Asia. From March 2024 to February 2025, both companies have agreed to use Hapag-Lloyd’s Ship Green 100 option, which relies on waste- and residue-based biofuel instead of conventional marine fuel oil. This is ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd to convert ships to methanol

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a partnership with Seaspan Corporation to convert five 10,100teu ships currently on long-term charter to dual-fuel engines capable of using methanol. The work is expected to take 80-90 days per vessel starting in the first quarter of 2026 and the total investment is estimated at around US$120 ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd to buy British box haulier

Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of container carrier ATL Haulage Contractors. Established in 2008, ATL operates a fleet of 120 owned trucks plus over 100 from dedicated subcontractors. It also has over 250 skeletal, sliding, genset and multi-function trailers. It runs two depots of 2.5 acres each ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd completes terminal takeover

Hapag-Lloyd has completed its 100% acquisition of Latin America-based SM SAAM’s terminal business and related logistics services, followingan agreement announced in October 2022. The transaction was approved unconditionally by the relevant antitrust authorities of all countries involved. It includes interests in terminals in Iquique, Antofagasta, San Antonio, San Vicente and ... [+]

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