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"With a history dating back to 1890, DAL is an established liner shipping company for the transportation of containerised cargo and operates with four liner services between Europe, South Africa, and the Indian Ocean," said Hapag-Lloyd.

Based in Hamburg, the Africa expert is represented with offices in Germany and South Africa and third-party agents in 47 countries worldwide.

Their liner business employs over 150 people. DAL owns a 6,589-TEU containership and operates a container fleet of 17,800 boxes.

Said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen CEO: "Africa remains an important strategic growth market,"

"Particularly for our service offering from and to South Africa, DAL is a valuable addition allowing us to offer our customers a better network and additional port coverage in this region. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the DAL colleagues. With their broad experience and market knowledge, they will significantly support us to further grow in Africa."