Hapag-Lloyd
German transportation company
Hapag-Lloyd AG (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːpak ˌlɔɪ̯t]) is a German international shipping and container transportation company, the 5th-largest in the world by total TEU capacity. It was formed in 1970 through a merger of two German maritime transportation companies.
History
The company was formed on 1 September 1970, by the merger of Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG), founded in 1847, and Norddeutscher Lloyd (known in English as North German Lloyd), which was formed in 1857.
Since its formation, Hapag-Lloyd has seen changes among its shareholders and has also undergone a number of mergers with other companies. For instance, Hapag-Lloyd was completely acquired by, and became a subsidiary of TUI AG (Hanover) in 1998. This transition was followed by TUI selling a majority stake of Hapag-Lloyd to private investors in Hamburg in 2009 and further sales in 2012. Other important events in the history of the company include Hapag-Lloyd's acquisition of CP Ships in 2005 as well as Hapag-Lloyd's merger with the container business of CSAV in 2014, and United Arab Shipping Company in 2017.
HAPAG
The Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft for shipping across the Atlantic Ocean was founded in Hamburg. In 1912, HAPAG built the first of their "Big Three" ocean liners; the Imperator, followed by its twin Vaterland. A third ship, Bismarck, was under construction at the outbreak of World War I and was completed after the war for White Star Line as the Majestic.
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