06/06/2026
Hamburg Süd was a major German container shipping line, now fully integrated into Maersk.
➡️ Company basics
🔹 Full name: Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG
🔹 Founded: 1871 by Hamburg merchants
🔹 Headquarters: Willy-Brandt-Straße 59-65, Hamburg, Germany
🔹 Founded: 1871 | Defunct: 2023 as independent brand
🔹 Fate: Acquired by Maersk Line in 2017, brand phased out in 2023
➡️ Scale & fleet
🔹 Employees: ∼6,301 in 2016, ∼1,775 current
🔹 Vessels: 130+ container ships operated, ∼70 owned
🔹 TEU capacity: 625,000 TEU fleet, 590,000 TEU slot capacity
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