page_title: Hapag-Lloyd
section_title: Hapag-Lloyd
hierarchical_section_title: Hapag-Lloyd / History / Hapag-Lloyd
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Containerschiff Colombo Express (8.749&#160;TEU) auf seiner Jungfernfahrt im Hamburger Köhlbrand. Dies Schiff war von März bis Juli 2005 das weltgrößte Containerschiff English: The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world, owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd of Germany on its maiden voyage into Hamburg, with the Köhlbrand bridge in the background IMO Number: 9295244 MMSI Number: 211433000 Callsign: DIHC Length: 336 m Beam: 42 m Français&#160;: Le Colombo Express appareillant de Hambourg pour son voyage inaugural. Italiano: Nave Post-Panamax. Nederlands: Colombo Express in Hamburg, 2005. zeeschepen worden vaak verzekerd bij de Lloyd's of London. Português: Navio Columbo Express. Русский: Контейнеровоз. Svenska: Colombo Express. Det tyska rederiet Hapag-Lloyds lastfartyg Colombo Express i Hamburgs hamn 2005. Suomi: Konttialus Colombo Express. Dansk: Containerskibet Colombo Express i Hamborg. Bahasa Indonesia: The Colombo Express, salah satu kapal peti kemas yang terbesar yang dioperasikan oleh Hapag-Lloyd dari Jerman. עברית: אוניית המכולות Colombo Express, אחת מאוניות המכולות הגדולות בעולם. Hrvatski: Colombo Express, jedan od najvećih kontejnerskih brodova na svijetu. Íslenska: Colombo Express er eitt af stærstu gámaskipum veraldar. Latviešu: Colombo Express, viens no lielākajiem pasaules kravas kuģiem. தமிழ்: ஹப்பாக் லொயிட் (Hapag-Lloyd) கொள்கலன் கப்பல். Español: El expreso Colombo, uno de los barcos de contenedores más grande del mundo, propiedad de y operado por Hapag-Lloyd de Alemania en su primer viaje a Hamburgo, con el puente Köhlbrand en el fondo. Information about Colombo Express may be found at IMO 9295244.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.
context_page_description: Hapag-Lloyd AG is a German international shipping and container transportation company. It is currently the world's fifth largest container carrier in terms of vessel capacity.
  The company was formed in 1970 by the merger of two German transportation/maritime companies, Hamburg-American Line, which dated from 1847, and Norddeutscher Lloyd or North German Lloyd, which was formed in 1857.
  Since its formation, Hapag-Lloyd has been sold to many organizations and has also undergone numerous mergers with other companies. For instance, Hapag-Lloyd was completely acquired by, and became a subsidiary of TUI AG in 1998. This major event was followed by TUI selling a majority stake of Hapag-Lloyd to various private investors in Hamburg in 2009 and again in 2012. Other important events in the company's history include Hapag-Lloyd's acquisition of CP Ships in 2005 as well as Hapag-Lloyd's merger with the container business of CSAV in 2014, and United Arab Shipping Company in 2017.
  Currently, the company's shares are owned by several public and private investors, with the largest stake controlled by Kühne Holding AG, followed by CSAV.
context_section_description: Hapag and NGL continued to compete until establishing a joint-venture container line. The "Hapag-Lloyd Container Line", founded in 1967 and operating from 1968 onward, was established to share the huge investments related to the containerisation of the fleets. Both companies finally merged on September 1, 1970 under the name Hapag-Lloyd.
  Hapag-Lloyd was acquired in 1998 by Preussag AG (since 2002 called TUI AG (Hanover)), a tourism conglomerate, and became its fully owned subsidiary in 2002.
  In 2008 TUI announced an intention to sell its entire stake in Hapag-Lloyd shipping activities before the end of that year. Industry speculation predicted a sale price of approximately $US5.9 billion.
caption: The Colombo Express, 8700 TEU container ship owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd
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