Hamburg Süd

Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG, widely known as Hamburg Süd, was a German container shipping company. Founded in 1871, Hamburg Süd was among the market leaders in the North–South trade. It also served all significant East–West trade lanes.

Hamburg Süd A/S
Company typeA/S
IndustryTransport
Founded1871 (1871)
Defunct2023
FateSold to Maersk
Headquarterspreviously Hamburg Headquarters, Germany
Key people
  • Poul Hestbaek (CEO)
  • Lasse Carøe Henningsen (CFO)
ProductsContainer shipping
Freight distribution
Supply chain management
RevenueTurnover 5,637 (2016)
Number of employees
6,301 (2016)
ParentMaersk Line

The shipping entity was formerly part of the Oetker Group, but was sold to A.P. Moller–Maersk Group's shipping division Maersk Line in 2017.

Since 2023, the Mark Livery and the red colour is not used anymore, all went under Maersk presentation presence.

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