Announcement • Apr 01
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, May 20, 2026 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, May 20, 2026, at 10:30 W. Europe Standard Time. Announcement • Mar 31
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announces Annual dividend, payable on May 26, 2026 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced Annual dividend of EUR 3.0000 per share payable on May 26, 2026, ex-date on May 21, 2026 and record date on May 22, 2026. Announcement • Feb 28
Hapag-Lloyd Announces Board Changes Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced that Due to illness, chairman Michael Behrendt, a long-term servant to German liner giant Hapag-Lloyd, is cutting back his role at the Hamburg firm. Behrendt, 74, who was Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO for 12 years through 2014, and has been chairman of the supervisory board since then, will now become an ordinary member of the board. Taking his place as chairman is a well-known name in German business circles, Karl Gernandt, whose career has seen him hold senior positions at Deutsche Bank, Holcim, Kuehne Holding and Lufthansa. Gernandt, 65, has been on the Hapag-Lloyd board since 2009. Announcement • Feb 16
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) and First Israel Mezzanine Investors Ltd. (PIMI) proposed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM) for approximately $3.5 billion. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) and First Israel Mezzanine Investors Ltd. (PIMI) proposed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM) for approximately $3.5 billion on February 15, 2026. A cash consideration of $3.5 billion will be paid by Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft and First Israel Mezzanine Investors Ltd. As part of consideration, $3.5 billion is paid towards common equity of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. The proposed deal value is significantly exceeding ZIM's current market value by approximately $800 million. Hapag-Lloyd was declared the winner of the bid to acquire ZIM, along with the Israeli investment fund PIMI. As part of the transaction, Hapag-Lloyd acquires ZIM's international business, global trade routes and international infrastructure; PIMI retains control over ZIM's critical Israeli operations, including the fleet of 16 Israeli-flagged vessels, key shipping routes to and from Israel, and computer control systems; and The fund will also be responsible for complying with regulatory requirements of the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Defense, such as maintaining a minimum number of vessels in ownership.
The required approvals of the transaction by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company, as well as by the competent corporate bodies of the contractual counterparties have not yet been granted. Furthermore, the consent of the State of Israel based on its special rights set forth in the articles of association of ZIM is required. The completion of the transaction would require additional regulatory approvals and the consent of the shareholders’ meeting of ZIM. Announcement • Mar 23
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announces Annual dividend, payable on May 06, 2025 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced Annual dividend of EUR 8.2000 per share payable on May 06, 2025, ex-date on May 01, 2025 and record date on May 05, 2025. Announcement • Mar 22
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2025 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft provided earnings guidance for the financial year 2025. For the year 2025, the company expects the group EBIT to be in the range of USD 0.0 to 1.5 billion (EUR 0.0 to 1.5 billion). Announcement • Mar 21
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2025 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2025, at 10:30 W. Europe Standard Time. Announcement • Jan 30
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Jan 30, 2025 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced that they will report fiscal year 2024 results on Jan 30, 2025 Announcement • Nov 08
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) acquired Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & Co KG. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) acquired Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & Co KG on November 7, 2024.
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) completed the acquisition of Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & Co KG on November 7, 2024. Announcement • Jul 11
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Raises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft raised earnings guidance for the full year 2024. For the period, the company now expects Group EBIT in the range of EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 2.2 billion (previously: EUR 0.0 to EUR 1.0 billion). In US dollars, this corresponds to an expected Group EBIT of USD 1.3 billion to USD 2.4 billion (previous: USD 0.0 to USD 1.1 billion). Announcement • Feb 24
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024. Announcement • Jan 23
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) signed an agreement to acquire Atl Haulage Contractors Limited. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) signed an agreement to acquire Atl Haulage Contractors Limited on January 22, 2024. ATL will remain an independent company and brand and will continue to be run by the existing management team serving all its customers in line with their existing contractual agreements. Announcement • Sep 14
Hapag-Lloyd AG Appoints Dheeraj Bhatia to Its Executive Board, Effective January 1, 2024 The Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG has appointed Dheeraj Bhatia to the company's Executive Board effective 1 January 2024. He will also become CEO of the new Rotterdam-based Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding. Bhatia has more than 20 years of experience in the container shipping business. During this time, he has held several international management positions, including at Norasia Container Lines Limited and CSAV. In 2014, Bhatia joined Hapag-Lloyd as Managing Director and initially headed Area India. Since 2018, he has been based in Dubai and serving as Senior Managing Director of Region Middle East. At the same time, he has been a member of Hapag-Lloyd's Executive Committee. A new Terminal & Infrastructure portfolio will be established on the Executive Board. Bhatia will thus be the first indian national as well as the fifth member of the Executive Board - alongside CEO Rolf Habben Jansen, CIO/CHRO Donya-Florence Amer, CFO/CPO Mark Frese and COO Dr. Maximilian Rothkopf. Announcement • Sep 07
Hapag-Lloyd Reportedly Abandons Plans to Invest in HMM Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) has withdrawn from the bidding process to acquire a stake in South Korean rival Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), news agency dpa-AFX reported, citing a statement of Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.b. Hapag-Lloyd would have been a good partner for HMM, but the South Korean company has now decided to pursue its goals with other parties, the CEO said on September 04, 2023. According to the article, Hapag-Lloyd aimed at buying a 38.9% stake in HMM from local banks Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Korea Ocean Business Co (KOBC). Jansen did not disclose the reasons for withdrawing from the process. According to an unnamed logistics expert cited by German paper Bild, the progress of foreign buyers in the bidding rounds could lead to their insight into HMM's sensitive information. That is why the last three bidders remaining in the race are from South Korea. These include fishing company Dongwon, agri-food firm Harim and trading conglomerate LX Holdings. Announcement • Aug 10
Hapag-Lloyd AG Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023 Hapag-Lloyd AG reaffirmed earnings guidance for the year 2023. For the year 2023, the company expects EBIT to be in the range of USD 2.1 to USD 4.3 billion (EUR 2 to EUR 4 billion). Announcement • Aug 03
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) completed the acquisition of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. from Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SNSE:SMSAAM). Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) signed a binding agreement to acquire SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. from Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SNSE:SMSAAM) for $1 billion on October 4, 2022. Post completion, a new company will operate as independent entity. The closing of the transaction is subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities and to additional conditions customary for a transaction of this kind. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) acted as financial advisor to SAAM Ports S.A./SAAM Logistics S.A. SG Corporate & Investment Banking acted as fairness Opinion Provider. As of July 20, 2023, The National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) has approved the transaction. Transaction has all the ratifications by the competition authorities of the different countries involved: the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay. With this, SAAM will be able to finalize the agreement to close the transaction with Hapag-Lloyd in a few weeks.
Natascha Doll, Christoph H. Seibt, Simon Schwarz-Lindenberg, Paul Tiger and David Beutel, Martin Rehberg and Olaf Ehlers of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as legal advisor to Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft. Pablo Iacobelli and Marcos Ríos, of Carey y Cía. Ltda. and Jaime Herrera, Gabriel Sánchez and Jorge de los Ríos of Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as legal advisor to Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft. Greenberg Traurig, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Aguilar Castillo Love, Bustamante Fabara and Creel, García-Cuellar, Aiza y Enríquez acted as legal advisor to Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft. Juan Francisco Mendez, Borja Marcos, Benjamin Rippeon, Michael Isby and Jamin R. Koslowe of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal advisor to Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SNSE:SMSAAM). Citigroup CIB acted as financial advisor to Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG).
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) completed the acquisition of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. from Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SNSE:SMSAAM) on August 1, 2023. The transaction was approved unconditionally by the relevant antitrust authorities. Announcement • Jan 31
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 02, 2023 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft announced that they will report fiscal year 2022 results on Mar 02, 2023 Announcement • May 14
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2021 Hapag-Lloyd announced that the company expects that the EBIT for the current 2021 financial year as a whole will clearly surpass the prior-year level. While the positive earnings trend is likely to continue in the second quarter of 2021, a gradual normalisation is currently expected in the second half of the year. However, this forecast remains subject to considerable uncertainty due to a number of factors, including: the above-average volatility of freight rates at this time; operational challenges, such as infrastructural bottlenecks; and the inability to predict the future course or economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcement • May 13
Hapag-Lloyd Mulls Investments Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) will look for investments. Chief Financial Officer Mark Frese said, 'We are also looking for some secondhand tonnage where available and might look for further investment opportunities'. Chief Executive Officer Rolf Jansen said, "On the financial front, we'll continue to be prudent. We will consider selective investment opportunities if they are attractive but not at highly inflated rates'. Announcement • Mar 19
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) acquired signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Nile Dutch Investments B.V. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (XTRA:HLAG) acquired signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Nile Dutch Investments B.V., on March 17, 2021. The completion of the transaction is subject to the approval of the responsible antitrust authorities. Announcement • Feb 23
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2021 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2021. Announcement • Oct 16
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Raises Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year 2020 Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft raised earnings guidance for the financial year 2020. For the period, the company expects an EBIT in the range of EUR 1.1 to EUR 1.3 billion (prior: EUR 0.5 to EUR 1.0 billion). Against the background of the still prevailing high risks with regard to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic consequences the forecast is still subject to uncertainties. 
