Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd sees container volumes recovering                

Transport volumes at Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s number five in the industry, were down 3.5% year-on-year. File Picture: David Creedon

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd nearly doubled net profit in the first half of 2020 and kept its full-year outlook intact but warned that the coronavirus crisis bears indiscernible risks for its operations.

“We have not put the pandemic behind us. Compared to a normal situation, customers’ booking behaviour is volatile,” chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said.