Press Releases
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01 Jul 2014 Rolf Habben Jansen to become Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd
Changes in the Executive Board resulting from departure of Michael Behrendt and Ulrich Kranich / Anthony J. Firmin to become new Executive Board member
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13 May 2014 Hapag-Lloyd competes well in a difficult market environment in the first quarter
5.5% greater transport volume / Freight rates remain under pressure / Persistently aggressive competition burdens earnings / Weak US dollar affects revenue development
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23 Apr 2014 Dr Jürgen Weber to hand over the chair of the Supervisory Board to Michael Behrendt in autumn
Three important tasks fulfilled / Handover to complete merger with CSAV / Michael Behrendt to support the integration
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16 Apr 2014 Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV agree to merge and create the fourth largest container shipping company
Binding agreement signed / In return for contributing its container business, CSAV becomes new core shareholder of Hapag-Lloyd / Hapag-Lloyd becomes the world’s fourth-largest liner shipping company
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26 Mar 2014 Hapag-Lloyd increases operating result and volume in 2013 financial year
Operating result improved by EUR 41.0 million to EUR 67.2 million / EBITDA increases by EUR 54.6 million to EUR 389.1 million / 4.6% more transport volume / Persistently strong competition and high energy costs
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28 Feb 2014 Hapag-Lloyd launches new service between Japan, Singapore and Jakarta
Enhanced service network between Japan and South East Asia / Port rotation includes four Japanese ports / First sailing mid of March
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20 Feb 2014 G6 Alliance announces port rotations for Transpacific West Coast and Trans-Atlantic services
17 services in two new trade lanes / 12 Transpacific West Coast services / 5 Trans-Atlantic services / More connections / Improved transit times
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07 Feb 2014 Hans Jakob Kruse has died
Hapag-Lloyd mourns the loss of former Executive Board chairman / Hans Jakob Kruse led the Company from 1973 until 1993
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22 Jan 2014 Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
MoU is not binding / Next phase with due diligence begins
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13 Jan 2014 G6 Alliance announces Asia-Europe schedule update
Two void sailings / Response to seasonal changes in market demand