Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company have completed the merger to become one combined company.  In the “new” Hapag-Lloyd, one of the top 5 global carriers, now with added focus in the Middle East making Hapag-Lloyd capable of serving you even better, globally and locally. The combined company also boasts a larger, more efficient, and environmentally friendly fleet of vessels, allowing Hapag-Lloyd to deploy the most effective vessel class in each of the trade lanes.  For the immediate future, the two companies will continue to operate independently as they work to integrate internal systems and processes. The first UASC services will transfer to Hapag-Lloyd from mid July followed by the remaining services gradually over several weeks. Bookings for these services in Hapag-Lloyd’s systems will commence well in advance.