HMM sees opportunities in Hapag-Lloyd’s exit from THE Alliance
HMM CEO Kim Kyung-Bae believes Hapag-Lloyd’s departure from THE Alliance will be a big opportunity ...
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A nice little scoop from Splash 247, which reports that Hapag-Lloyd is considering launching a priority loading and unloading option for shippers that, on initial inspection, appears to be similar in scope to the Eagle GO Guaranteed service APL offers customers on the Asia-Australasia and transatlantic trades. It banishes the risk of roll-overs and guarantees container availability to shippers. Hapag-Lloyd is considering a “last on, first off” option for shippers needing to get their cargo in and out of ports quickly, such as perishables.
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