Hapag-Lloyd looking to invest in more terminals and carriers

Jansen highlighted the network’s design, where two or three calls are made on both ends of origin and destination, reducing the likelihood of disruptions.

US-headquartered Lineage Logistics, one of the world’s leading operators of cold stores and providers of cold chain solutions, has announced its membership of the ‘Join the Move to -15C’ coalition.’

Container shipping companies are responding to the rising cost of using the Panama Canal by charging their customers additional fees.

In conjunction with the Indian technology company Solverminds, Hapag-Lloyd has opened a dedicated IT centre in India. The aim of the centre and its 180 team of IT professionals is to develop innovative solutions that will allow the carrier to strengthen its IT capabilities while providing it with opportunities to extend its range of services and improve its overall operating efficiency.

In an interview with WorldCargo News, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) chief commercial officer Søren Johannsen was highly optimistic about the prospects for the reefer container industry in 2018. The lull in the reefer market felt during 2016 continued into the first six months of 2017, with the notable exception of Maersk Line, which continued to place orders. In the second half of this year, however, other lines resumed ordering, and the year finished strongly, with MCI on target to build 105,

Hamburg-based shipowner Peter Offen has acquired Munichbased Conti Group, and has taken a controlling interest in the ship management company Bremer Bereederungsgesellschaft (BBG). The price of the transaction has been kept confidential, although it has been confirmed that Conti will continue to function as an independent entity within the CP Offen group.