Comment / MSC vs Kuehne – a bidding war in Hamburg?

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By Alessandro Pasetti

13/09/2023

It was only last week that we covered both MSC and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and their dealings – the former was of interest as part of deeper ties with Isreal’s ZIM, and what they could mean; the latter due to reported interest from Klaus-Michael Kuehne.

The logistics and real estate magnate didn’t waste a second this week to reiterate his willingness to help (FAZ headline out yesterday: “I want to shake up Hamburg”), arguing that in the past, “the ...

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