The two Hamburg-based companies know
each other well, with the manager looking after 29 of Hapag-Lloyd’s ships.
Moreover, Hamburger Lloyd, founded in 2007, was a shipowner through to 2021,
selling its last boxships to Hapag-Lloyd.
Hapag-Lloyd confirmed yesterday 6 Nov
orders for 24 ships in China. The liner commissioned Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Group to deliver twelve 16,800 teu LNG dual-fuel vessels, while New Times
Shipbuilding will provide twelve 9,200 teu dual-fuel LNG vessels. The new
vessels will deliver between 2027 and 2029 .