Hapag-Lloyd orders over 75,000 standard containers

To further alleviate the shortage of empty containers, Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000 standard containers. All will be manufactured in China and delivered to Hapag-Lloyd in the fourth quarter of 2021. Adding all investments in containers since the beginning of 2020, Hapag-Lloyd has already ordered 625,000 TEU.

“Although the typical turnaround time for our containers is 50 days, we currently need up to 60 days or more due to heavy congestion at ports, terminals, and inland operations around the world. This means that today around 20% more containers are shipped while transporting the same amount of cargo before the crisis. With our recent container orders, Hapag-Lloyd is contributing even more to alleviating the challenging situation for our customers around the world,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.

Hapag-Lloyd now has a container fleet of more than 2.8 million TEU, including 250,000 TEU in reefer containers for refrigerated cargo.

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