Hapag-Lloyd to look at costs after severe plunge in freight rates

The German container line expects several difficult quarters ahead for the container market.
Photo: Bodo Marks/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Bodo Marks/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Hapag-Lloyd, like its competitors, is being hit hard by a container market where rates are in free fall.

This is the message from the German shipping company’s chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen in connection with the third quarter results published on Thursday morning.

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