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HAMBURG SÜD GROUP www . hamburgsud . com
Founded in 1871 and established as part of a conglomerate of 11 Hamburg- based merchant houses , Hamburg Süd ( HSG ) was originally part of the Oetker Group , before being sold to A . P . Moler-Maersk Group ’ s shipping line . Together with its Brazilian subsidiary Aliança , HSG is one of the leading ocean carriers in the traditionally significant South American market . The company , which employs over 6,000 staff , has a current TEU of 560,356 and a 2.6 % market share .
MOL www . mol . co . jp / en This Japanese shipping company has spent over 130 years transporting global freight and has a current TEU of 574,083 . Its history dates back to 1878 with the iron-hulled steamer Hideyoshi Maru which moved coal from Japan to Shanghai . MOL has been part of a number of mergers over the years , the most recent of which was the formation of Mitsui O . S . K . with Navix .
48 January 2018