Germany’s top liner Hapag-Lloyd has bought out shipmanager Hamburger Lloyd. The two Hamburg-based companies know each other well, with the manager looking after 29 of Hapag-Lloyd’s ships. Moreover, Hamburger Lloyd, founded in 2007, was a shipowner through to 2021, selling its last boxships to Hapag-Lloyd. Hapag-Lloyd confirmed yesterday orders for 24 ships in China. The …