1970
Merger of Hapag and North German Lloyd
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On 1 September 1970, Hapag and North German Lloyd merge into Hapag-Lloyd AG to cope with massive investments in the new era of container liner shipping. This marks the end of a Hanseatic interplay of competition and cooperation that had lasted 113 years.

2005
Acquisition of CP Ships
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The acquisition of British-Canadian shipping company CP Ships makes Hapag-Lloyd the fifth-largest container shipping company in the world. It is now also a market leader in Canada, Mexico and Australia.

2014
Acquisition of CSAV’s container business
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Hapag-Lloyd is now the world’s fourth-largest liner shipping company and a market leader in Latin America.

2015
Initial public offering of Hapag-Lloyd AG
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‍After the delisting of the Group in 2002 following its acquisition by Preussag AG (later TUI AG), Hapag-Lloyd is again listed on the Frankfurt and Hamburg stock exchanges beginning 6 November 2015.

2017
Merger of Hapag-Lloyd and UASC
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‍On 24 May, Hapag-Lloyd merges with UASC, a company based in the United Arab Emirates. The merger grows Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet to 230 vessels and gives the Company six large container ships for the first time, with a capacity of around 20,000 TEU.