Hapag-Lloyd to Open Shipping Agency in Dubai

Hapag-Lloyd will open its own shipping agency in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in a joint venture with its existing third party agent, Inchcape Shipping Services.

The new company, called Hapag-Lloyd Agency LLC, will start operating Feb. 1.

The German ocean carrier said ISS will continue to handle operations in Abu Dhabi.

Hapag-Lloyd is a major liner operator to and from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East, providing regular weekly connections to key trade lanes of Europe, the U.S. East Coast and the Far East.