Hapag-Lloyd has added the 2,433 TEU vessel ‘Little Concert’ (built in 2023) to its charter fleet, bringing its charter fleet capacity beyond the 1 million TEU mark for the first time in the company’s history.
The vessel was chartered from Minerva, a Greek ship owner. ‘Little Concert’ has been added to the Taiwan Express (TWX) service, which connects Singapore, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Tanjung Pelepas.
With its latest acquisition, the German company’s charter fleet stands slightly above 1 million TEU, a figure it plans to keep as it expands its global network.
Philipp Joerss, Senior Director Vessel Portfolio Management, said: “We continue to modernise our fleet which not only enables us to provide our customers transport solutions that deliver on our number one for quality promise but also supports our new Gemini partnership goal for 90 per cent schedule reliability.
“Last and certainly not least, these modern and efficient vessels help achieving our decarbonisation target of reducing absolute CO2e emissions by 1/3 until 2030.”
Last month, Hapag-Lloyd announced it will use green financings for the 24 large containerships it ordered in October 2024.