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CINS wins safety award

The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) has won the Bureau International des Containers 2017 Award. Presented annually, the award honours an individual or organisation for notable contributions to safety, security, standardization, or sustainability in containerised transportation. It was presented to CINS vice-chairman Ken Rohlmann of Hapag Lloyd, and Jean-Christophe Triat of MSC, in recognition of CINS’ work in sharing share information and improving safety. [+]

New London Gateway/South America service

MSC and Hapag Lloyd are introducing a new service between South America’s east coast and Northern Europe, improving port coverage and transit times. The new NWC/SAEC service will call at London Gateway and ports in North-West Europe, Rio Sepetiba, Santos, Navegantes, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Navegantes, Paranagua and returning ... [+]

Hapag-UASC merger complete

Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) formally completed their merger on 24 MayThe deal creates a company with 230 vessels and a shared fleet capacity of approximately 1.6 million teu, the fifth-largest liner shipping company in the world. [+]

Shipping safety group elects deputy chair

Hapag Lloyd senior director for dangerous goods, Ken Rohlmann has been elected as deputy chairman of the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS). Te association aims to increase safety in the supply chain, reduce the number of cargo incidents on-board ships and highlight the risks caused by certain cargoes and/or packing ... [+]

New Caribbean call for London Gateway

The joint CMA CGM-Hapag Lloyd European Caribbean Service is to call at DP World London Gateway, its first ever UK port, from 6 January. Dedicated to reefer transport, the service will provide one of the shortest transit times between Central America and North Europe and also connects the UK with the ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd opens coffee shops

Hapag-Lloyd is setting up customer service desks for coffee in selected offices handling large volumes of the commodity. They are staffed by employees who can satisfy the requirements of coffee customers even more quickly and include an export desk in Brazil and an import desk in Hamburg, Europe’s largest centre ... [+]

London Gateway is ‘go to’ port for Down Under

DP World London Gateway Port is claiming a clean sweep of all the UK’s direct services to Australia after CMA-CGM announced that its NEMO (North European Mediterranean Oceania) and Hapag-Lloyd’s EAX (Europe, Australia Express) combined service will begin calling in early January. The service will also provide direct links between Singapore, ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd and UASC unite to create fifth biggest line

Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) signed a business combination agreement to merge both companies on 18 July. The new Hapag-Lloyd will be among the five largest container shipping lines in the world, with 237 vessels and a total  capacity of around 1.6m teu and turnover of about US$12 ... [+]

Another shipping shake-up as ocean alliance confirmed – updated

Following several weeks of speculation, CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line have confirmed that they are to form a new grouping, the Ocean Alliance.It will offer services including Asia-Europe, Transatlantic, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-Red Sea, Asia-Middle East, Trans-Pacific, and Asia-North America East Coast. In a statement, its ... [+]

Hapag Lloyd thinks outside the box

Container line Hapag Lloyd has strengthened its Special Cargo team who handle cargo that does not fit into standard boxes due to its size or weight. In addition to the Special Cargo Division at its headquarters in Hamburg, there are now similar teams in the major markets in Asia and ... [+]

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