Current press releases
Hamburg Süd art container successfully auctioned off – 45,000 euros raised for seafaring missions
It was probably the most unusual charity art auction of the year: Monday evening, Hamburg Süd and Sotheby's auctioned off the two side walls of a 40-ft-long container designed by
Hamburg Süd is turning 150 – and ideally positioned for the future as part of the Maersk Group
On 4 November at 11.30am, it will be exactly 150 years since the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft – or Hamburg Süd, for short – was founded by an original
Maersk, Hamburg Süd, Sealand and KGH to move into “Johann Kontor” in the Kontorhaus District
Maersk, the world’s largest integrator in container logistics, as well as its subsidiaries Hamburg Süd, Sealand Europe and KGH are to move into the “Johann Kontor”, a building
Hamburg Süd launches Value Protect
Hamburg, 26 April 2021. With inland transports and customs services, Hamburg Süd already offers its customers important additional services in connection with container
Hamburg Süd sells travel agency to ATPI
Hamburg, 4 March 2021. Hamburg Süd is advancing in its strategy to focus its business on container transport and logistics with the agreement for the UK-headquartered ATPI Group
Change at the helm of Hamburg Süd
Hamburg, 4 February 2021. Hamburg Süd, which is recognised for its long-term, strong customer relationships, has successfully established its brand as part of A.P. Moller-Maersk.
New global structure across Hamburg Süd and Maersk for increased customer proximity
In the company’s regions, the organizational and geographical area structure will be more closely aligned with that of the parent brand Maersk and a multi-brand Regional Ocean
Hamburg Süd sends art from Hamburg around the world
Hamburg, May 19, 2020. It took the Hamburg-based artist Jeannine Platz four days to transform one of Hamburg Süd’s red 40-foot containers into a large artwork measuring roughly
Lasse Carøe Henningsen to become new CFO at Hamburg Süd
Hamburg, April 15. Lasse Carøe Henningsen, 46, is to become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd. He will be succeeding the current CFO Jakob Wegge-Larsen, who
Hamburg Süd expands business in Italy, Spain, and Egypt
Hamburg, February 20, 2020. Hamburg Süd is now exclusively represented by its own offices in Italy and Spain after business was previously partially handled by agents and
Hamburg Süd’s Chief Commercial Officer to retire
Hamburg, January 23, 2020. Frank Smet, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Hamburg Süd, will be going into retirement at the end of March after roughly 27 years with the company.
Game changer for reefer transports: Hamburg Süd launches Remote Container Management (RCM)
Hamburg, December 3. With immediate effect, all Hamburg Süd customers can use the new Remote Container Management (RCM) technology for their reefer container shipments. RCM
Hamburg Süd launches INSTANT
Hamburg, September 17, 2019. Hamburg Süd has expanded the e-commerce offerings on its website and is now offering INSTANT, a digital application that makes booking containers
Enhanced service between Southeast Asia and Australia
Hamburg, August 21, 2019. The Oceania trade has always been a key element in Hamburg Süd’s global network of liner services. Beginning in October 2019, Hamburg Süd offers an
Hamburg Süd christens “Polar Ecuador” in Antwerp
Hamburg/Antwerp, May 20, 2019. Hamburg Süd christened the “Polar Ecuador” container ship today in Antwerp. The sponsor of the “Polar Ecuador” is Sonia Van de Vyvere, wife of
Hamburg Süd strengthens its product portfolio on the Europe–Central America, Caribbean and South America West Coast trade
Hamburg, May 17, 2019. The trade between Europe and Central America, Caribbean and South America West Coast has always been a key element in Hamburg Süd’s global network of liner
Hamburg Süd christens “Polar Mexico” in Veracruz
Hamburg/Veracruz, April 29, 2019. Hamburg Süd christened the “Polar Mexico” container ship in the Mexican port of Veracruz on the weekend. The sponsor of the “Polar Mexico” is
Hamburg Süd and International Maritime Museum to launch collaboration
Hamburg, April 23, 2019. Hamburg Süd and the International Maritime Museum Hamburg (IMMH) have signed an agreement to catalogue and display the historical collection of the
Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo) have closed the sale of Hamburg Süd’s dry bulk subsidiaries to CNCo
Hamburg/Singapore, April 1, 2019. Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a subsidiary of the Swire Group, have today completed the sale of Hamburg Süd’s dry bulk
Fruit Logistica 2019: Hamburg Süd presents Remote Container Management
Hamburg, February 6, 2019. Hamburg Süd will be presenting its future use of Remote Container Management (RCM) in Berlin during the upcoming Fruit Logistica, the world’s most
China Navigation to acquire the bulk shipping activities of Hamburg Süd
Hamburg, January 21, 2019. Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a subsidiary of the Swire Group, today announced an agreement for CNCo to acquire the bulk
Seasonal service for mangoes and grapes
Hamburg, November 28, 2018. Just in time for the forthcoming mango and grape season in South America, Hamburg Süd is resuming its weekly direct service from Peru’s Port of Paita
Hamburg Süd receives prestigious Global Freight Award
Hamburg/London, November 22, 2018. Sustainable action is a matter of course for Hamburg Süd – in the interests of the environment, society and employees as well as its customers.
“On a sustainable course”
Hamburg, July 10, 2018. Hamburg Süd today published its new Sustainability Report. Under the title “On a sustainable course”, the shipping company reports on more than 80 pages
Hamburg Süd merchandise now available online
Hamburg, July 05, 2018. Hamburg Süd stands for quality and individual customer service with a personal touch. Fans of the shipping company – and of liner shipping in general –
AFLAS Awards 2018: Customers honor Hamburg Süd as “Best Shipping Line” between Asia and Europe
Hamburg/Shanghai, June 12, 2018. This year, Hamburg Süd once again numbers among the winners of the prestigious Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards of the
Adjustments to the EMCS service between Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and North Europe
Hamburg, May 24, 2018. Hamburg Süd is revising the sequence of ports in its EMCS service between Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and North Europe. Beginning in June,
Switching fuels for cleaner air
Hamburg, April 4, 2018. Hamburg Süd and its Swedish customer Electrolux are teaming up to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in ports. During its layovers in Manzanillo (Mexico),
Improved Asia – Europe/Mediterranean network
Hamburg, March 19, 2018. Since February 2017, Hamburg Süd, through its partnership with 2M, has been able to offer its customers access to the world’s most comprehensive Asia –
Optimal transportation chain from door to door
Hamburg/São Paulo, March 9, 2018. Intermodal transportation goes beyond the mere maritime transportation by developing an optimal door-to-door transportation chain and organizing
8,000 new containers in Hamburg Süd colors
More than 8,000 brand new containers with the distinctive red exterior paint and white lettering Hamburg Süd have been delivered by the container factory of Maersk Container
Hamburg Süd to launch new services between West Coast South and Central America and Asia
Beginning in April, Hamburg Süd is launching a new service network between Asia and South America West Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Concealed behind the
Hamburg Süd honored twice for sustainability
Hamburg, January 16, 2018. Hamburg Süd has once again been honored by two independent organizations for its sustainability management. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) awarded
Change in communications leadership at Hamburg Süd
After 38 years in the Oetker Group, including almost 25 years at Hamburg Süd, Eva Graumann, Global Head of Corporate Communications at Hamburg Süd, will be handing over
Hamburg Süd remains Hamburg Süd
Hamburg, December 1, 2017. With yesterday’s closing, the Hamburg Süd Group is now part of the Danish company Maersk Line and thus a subsidiary of the world’s market leader in
Fresh fruit for the USA: Seasonal service gets underway
Hamburg, October 18, 2017. Just in time for the main mango and grape season in South America, Hamburg Süd is launching a weekly, direct service from Peru’s Port of Paita to
Hamburg Süd with new Internet presence
Hamburg, September 13, 2017. The Internet sites of the Hamburg Süd Group, the Hamburg Süd Line, and the Brazilian subsidiary Aliança are showcasing themselves in a new design.
Hamburg Süd at Asia Fruit Logistica
Hamburg, September 4, 2017. Hamburg Süd is represented again this year at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong from September 6 to 8. The shipping group is showcasing a variety of
50 years of the Marine Training Centre Tarawa
Hamburg, July 31, 2017. End of July around 200 guests celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Marine Training Centre (MTC) on the Kiribati island of Tarawa in the South Pacific.
Hamburg Süd reefer equipment meets the GDP guidelines for the transportation of pharmaceutical products
Hamburg, June 21, 2017. The transportation of pharmaceutical products in reefer equipment is subject to the particularly strict guidelines of the Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
Press Release of Dr. August Oetker KG
The shareholders and Advisory Board of Dr. August Oetker KG have approved the Sale and Purchase Agreement made between Dr. August Oetker KG and Maersk Line A/S on the sale of
Hamburg Süd is one of the most reliable shipping companies in the world
Hamburg, April 5, 2017. Hamburg Süd takes first place in the SeaIntel Global Liner Performance Report for the month of February 2017 in the category Schedule Reliability for the
Signing of Sale and Purchase Agreement
Signing of Sale and Purchase Agreement made between Maersk Line A/S and Dr. August Oetker KG on the sale of Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (Hamburg
Together for more sustainability
Hamburg/Iquique, March 10, 2017. Hamburg Süd and its Swedish customer Electrolux have launched a joint pilot project to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions in the Port of Iquique in
Improved East–West services launching in April 2017
Hamburg, February 15, 2017. Thanks to a slot charter agreement with Maersk Line, Hamburg Süd will be offering an improved service in the East–West trades in the future. In a
Hamburg Süd office opened in Dubai
Hamburg, February 8, 2017. Hamburg Süd has opened its first proprietary agency in the Middle East. On February 1st Hamburg Süd Shipping LLC commenced operations in Dubai (United
Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd enter slot purchase agreement on the East–West trades
Hamburg, February 6, 2017. Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd are announcing a slot purchase agreement for Hamburg Süd’s volumes on the East–West trades to be shipped on vessels in the
Enhanced service offering for fresh fruit carryings
Hamburg/Berlin, February 2, 2017. As of now, Hamburg Süd is offering its customers a new service profile for the SAWC Service between South America West Coast, Central America,
Oetker Group divesting the shipping division
Dr. August Oetker KG announces that, after more than 80 years, it is divesting its shipping business and will be selling Hamburg Süd with all activities, subsidiaries and
Deutsche Schiffahrts-Agentur opens office in Munich
Hamburg/Munich, November 15, 2016. The Deutsche Schiffahrts-Agentur (DSA) has been operating an office in Munich since October 2016, meaning it is now represented in four German
Hamburg Süd receives gold rating from EcoVadis
Hamburg, September 23, 2016. Hamburg Süd has been awarded gold, the highest-possible recognition level, for its evaluation completed in July 2016 by the supply chain
Hamburg Süd is Ocean Supplier of the Year
Hamburg/Hoofddorp, September 21, 2016. In August 2016, CEVA Logistics honored Hamburg Süd with the Ocean Supplier of the Year award for 2015. CEVA is one of the world’s leading
Ocean Carrier Performance Awards: Hamburg Süd honored as Top Ranked Carrier 2016
Hamburg Süd has been named Top Ranked Carrier 2016 by the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) on the basis of the annual AgTC Ocean Carrier Performance Survey. In the
AFLAS Awards 2016: Hamburg Süd receives award for its Asia – Europe Service
Hamburg/Shanghai, June 20, 2016. Within the framework of the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards 2016, handed out by the trade paper Asia Cargo News, Hamburg
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