On the heels of the just-completed IPO, Hapag-Lloyd now presents an operating result (EBIT) of EUR 80.9 million for the third quarter, according to the carrier's interim report, published today, Wednesday. This marks a significant improvement from last year when the carrier's operating result came to EUR 23.6 million in the same period.

The container carrier's bottom line finished at EUR 3.2 million against a deficit of EUR 50.7 million in the third quarter 2014.