DAL owns a 6,589 TEU container ship and operates a container fleet of around 17,800 boxes (owned and leased).
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire container biz of Africa specialist DAL
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement to acquire the container liner business from German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL).
"With a history dating back to 1890, DAL is an established liner shipping company for the transportation of containerised cargo and operates with four liner services between Europe, South Africa and the Indian Ocean," says a statement issued by Hapag-Lloyd.
Headquartered in Hamburg, the Africa expert is represented with its own offices in Germany and South Africa as well as through third-party agents in 47 countries worldwide. Their liner business (including agencies) employs more than 150 people.
