News / Hapag-Lloyd eyes market share grab on Asia-South America container trades

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There are “opportunities” for Hapag-Lloyd to gain market share in Latin America as a result of Maersk’s takeover of Hamburg Süd, according to CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

“It is always a little difficult to retain market share when you go through a merger,” he said yesterday following Hapag-Lloyd’s third-quarter investor presentation.

It was the voice of experience following the acquisition of CP Ships in 2005, of CSAV in 2014 and the merger with UASC completed in May this year.

Confirming that the Latin America tradelanes were now ...