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Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement

   Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Chile’s Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed a binding contract Wednesday to merge CSAV’s entire container business with Hapag-Lloyd.
   The relevant corporate bodies of both companies have already approved the merger. The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of competition authorities.
   Another condition is that not more than 5 percent of CSAV´s minority shareholders exercise their appraisal rights till April 20. Until then…

Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.