{"id":91201,"date":"2026-02-16T07:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/892725399"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:52:30","slug":"hapag-lloyd-in-advanced-talks-to-acquire-israels-zim-integrated-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/hapag-lloyd-in-advanced-talks-to-acquire-israels-zim-integrated-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapag-Lloyd in advanced talks to acquire Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hapag said in its statement that talks were well advanced for FIMI to take on the obligations under the Israeli state’s rules.<\/p>\n

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Container shipping<\/a> group Hapag-Lloyd<\/a> said it is in advanced negotiations to acquire Israeli rival ZIM Integrated Shipping Services<\/a> , a deal that would consolidate its position as one of the world’s biggest ocean shipping companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No binding agreements have yet been signed and approval from Israel’s government would \u200cbe required \u2060based \u2060on ZIM’s articles of association, Hapag-Lloyd<\/a> said in its statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Israeli newspaper Globes reported on Sunday that Hapag-Lloyd, together with partner FIMI Opportunity Funds<\/a>, an Israeli private equity firm, had won a competitive bidding for ZIM.<\/p>\n

Offering more than $3 billion, the German shipping giant will buy ZIM’s international operations, while FIMI will acquire the \u2060Israeli operations, \u200cGlobes reported.<\/p>\n

JP Morgan analysts said a deal would allow Hapag-Lloyd to grow its global market share from \u20607 per cent to just under 9 per cent, cementing its position as the fifth-largest ocean shipping company without having to boost investment in a drawn-out process.<\/p>\n

Hapag said in its statement that talks were well advanced for FIMI to take on the obligations under the Israeli state’s rules. The Israeli government has a so-called “golden share” in the company, which gives \u200cit control over that part of the business, said Globes.<\/p>\n

ZIM, valued at almost $2.7 billion as of Friday’s market close, said in November it \u2060had been reviewing its strategic options for several months after receiving a non-binding takeover proposal.<\/p>\n

“This can be considered as a play to gain extra capacity near term (in lieu of fleet capex) … Delivery slots at shipyards are not readily available near term,” JP Morgan analysts said in a note.<\/p>\n

Hapag said the transaction would require regulatory approvals as well as a vote by ZIM’s shareholders. <\/p>\n

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