Hamburg Süd
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Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG, widely known as Hamburg Süd, was a German container shipping company. Founded in 1871, Hamburg Süd was among the market leaders in the North–South trade. It also served all significant East–West trade lanes.[1]
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Company type | A/S |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1871; 153 years ago (1871) |
Defunct | 2023 |
Fate | Sold to Maersk |
Headquarters | previously Hamburg Headquarters, Germany |
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Products | Container shipping Freight distribution Supply chain management |
Revenue | Turnover 5,637 (2016) |
Number of employees | 6,301 (2016) |
Parent | Maersk Line |
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The shipping entity was formerly part of the Oetker Group, but was sold to A.P. Moller–Maersk Group's shipping division Maersk Line in 2017.[2][3]
Since 2023, the Mark Livery and the red colour is not used anymore, all went under Maersk presentation presence.[4][5]