Hapag-Lloyd expects more shipping services to return to Suez Canal
Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects additional services to resume transits through the Suez Canal, joining two services already operating to and from Asia, according to a statement from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The anticipated return was discussed during a meeting between Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the SCA, and Juan Pablo Richards, ...
Hapag-Lloyd, a Hamburg-based shipping company, anticipates the return of additional services through the Suez Canal, joining two services already operating to and from Asia. This news was shared during a meeting between Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), and Juan Pablo Richards, Hapag-Lloyd’s Senior Managing Director for Region South Europe.
The meeting discussed cooperation to increase traffic through the canal, with Richards expressing hope for the continued improvement in canal traffic indicators. The SCA's Chairman affirmed the canal's readiness to accommodate returning shipping services, highlighting the waterway's importance to global supply chains. The discussions also touched on potential cooperation between the SCA's Maritime Training and Simulation Academy and Damietta Alliance Container Terminal, a terminal under Hapag-Lloyd's ownership.
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