Hapag-Lloyd is breaking new ground in financing, by concluding two debut transactions according to the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association (LMA). Namely, both transactions are associated with the financing of six ultra-large 23,500 TEU container ships, which were ordered in December 2020.
According to reports, a containership grounded in the Suez Canal on November 26, when it lost power, interrupting the flow of traffic. Specifically, the containership Al Muraykh lost power and grounded in the southbound traffic lanes. Although 24 vessels that were ahead of the grounded vessel continued their voyage, nine other southbound vessels were caught behind the ship. The northbound convoy was also reportedly suspended.
Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, MSC and Kuehne+Nagel support Team Malizia in the Vendée Globe 2020 yacht racing regatta, in their efforts to highlight the importance of marine protection and sustainable shipping.
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Chinese health officials informed that two cold-chain storage workers in the port of Tianjin were tested coronavirus positive, as the country shifts focus to contaminated imports after a number of outbreaks linked to frozen food.
Despite the fact that Hapag-Lloyd has acquired 17 ‘LNG-ready’ containerships, chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen stated that, currently LNG containership conversions are not economically viable.
Despite the fact that Hapag-Lloyd has acquired 17 ‘LNG-ready’ containerships, chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen stated that, currently LNG containership conversions are not economically viable.
Hapag-Lloyd AG recently joined the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, an initiative launched back in June 2020 by the IMO GloFouling Partnerships project.
The Bahamas-flagged container ship MOL Charisma suffered a fire incident in its No.5 Cargo hold while approximately 250 miles east from Colombo, Sri Lanka. The incident occurred on 1st September 2020, during the ship’s voyage from Port Kelang, Malaysia to Nhava Sheva.
The container major Hapag-Lloyd and the maritime technology company Intelligent Cargo Systems, recently shaked their hands and entered into a technology collaboration.
Despite the negative impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought within the shipping industry, the container major Hapag-Lloyd, informed that its profits for the first half of the year were almost doubled from $165 million to $314 million.
