Hamburg Süd

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Hamburg Süd A/S
Company typeA/S
IndustryTransport
Founded1871; 153 years ago (1871)
Headquarterspreviously Hamburg Headquarters, Germany
Key people
  • Poul Hestbaek (CEO)
  • Lasse Carøe Henningsen (CFO)
Products
Parent
Maersk Line
Cap San Antonio
A Hamburg Süd 40ft container

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]

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]

History

In 1871, Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft (Hamburg–South America Steam Shipping Company, or Hamburg South America Line) was established by a conglomerate of 11 Hamburg-based merchant houses.[6] Three steam-ships totalling 4,000 GRT provided a monthly shipping service to Brazil and Argentina.[6]

By 1914, the company was operating over 50 ships totaling approximately 325,000 GRT. World War I culminated in the loss of all Hamburg Süd's vessels, and the company was forced to begin again by chartering vessels.

Empire Windrush, known for the Windrush Generation, was owned by Hamburg Sud.[7]

The early 1950s saw the company embark on

tramp shipping and tanker shipping, and caused the large growth of refrigerated cargo. In 1955, the Dr. August Oetker
company took over the entity, and began rapid expansion on its liner and passenger services.

The takeover of Deutsche Levante Linie in 1956 saw the company commence its first foray into the Mediterranean. In 1957, liner services began between North America and Australia/New Zealand, with the Columbus New Zealand being the first container ship to ply trade lanes in the region in 1971, pioneering containerization in the Pacific.

Wartime roles

Corporate takeovers

Container vessel Monte Sarmiento

Hamburg Süd also owns

Royal Mail Line, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Swedish Laser Lines, Rotterdam Zuid-America Lijn (RZAL), Havenlijn and the Inter-America services of Crowley American Transport, and in 2015 the Chilean CCNI.[8]

In the past parts of Hamburg Süd have been known as Columbus Line. Since 2004, the services of Columbus Line are directly integrated into Hamburg-Süd.

The current container fleet of dry boxes has a distinctive red color with a huge flag and white HAMBURG SÜD logo on the side. The refrigerated boxes are white with the flag and navy blue lettering.

Hamburg Süd container ship in Singapore

Humanitarian aid

One of Hamburg Süd's container ships passing the Golden Gate

Hamburg Süd supports international aid organisations with in-house shipping facilities. In the shortest possible time, relief supplies and technical or medical equipment are transported where needed, typically after natural disasters such as

volcanic eruptions
.

Hamburg Süd maintains a long-term relationship to SOS Children's Villages, supporting their projects in different countries. Hamburg Süd also supports various initiatives in the fields of education and culture, including the United Buddy Bears exhibitions.[9]

See also

  • Containerisation
  • Top intermodal container companies list

References

  1. ^ "Hamburg Süd remains Hamburg Süd". Press Release. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. ^ Career Training & Internships at Hamburg Süd
  3. ^ "Hamburg Süd Group". Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ^ "Nachrichten aus Hamburg".
  5. ^ "An unified Maersk brand".
  6. ^
    ISBN 0905617509.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  7. .
  8. ^ "Hamburg Süd closes purchase of CCNI's container liner activities". April 2015.

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