Hapag-Lloyd

Company Profile

Hapag-Lloyd AG was created on September 1, 1970 as a result of the merger of the shipping lines Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (Hapag) and Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL). At that time, these two companies, founded in 1847 and 1857 respectively, had already been active in ocean shipping for over 110 years.

Hapag-Lloyd is among the leading global liner shipping companies of the world. The Hamburg-based company is present at 320 locations in 130 countries networked through an IT system that is the industry leader. Regional headquarters are in Europe (Hamburg), The Americas (New York) and Asia (Singapore).

Hapag-Lloyd sets industry standards in terms of customer orientation, service and productivity. The company deploys about 120 containerships featuring nearly 500,000 TEU in capacity. The service network comprises 80 services, primarily on the routes Europe-Asia, Europe-North America and North America-Asia and includes as well routes to Africa.