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Analysis: Germany’s Big 2 – how a merged network would look

Ocean

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The potential for savings arising from a consolidation between two globe-spanning companies with a common language and culture, both already headquartered in same city, Hamburg, must be substantial. Hapag-Lloyd is currently 50 percent larger than Hamburg Süd, measured in terms of ship capacity. According to current figures published by Alphaliner, it has 634,000 TEUs compared with Hamburg Süd’s 417,000 TEUs. It ranks No. 6 in the world, compared with Hamburg Süd’s position at No. ...

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