Hapag-Lloyd posts 8 per cent volume growth in 2025

Group revenues reached €18.6 billion ($21.1 billion) while EBITDA stood at €3.2 billion ($3.6 billion) and EBIT at €1.0 billion ($1.1 billion), positioning results at the upper end of guidance but below 2024 levels.

Average freight rates fell 8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $1,376/TEU, weighed down by higher costs from Cape of Good Hope rerouting and Gemini Network start-up expenses.

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Gemini-related cost synergies began supporting results in H2 2025, with full benefits expected in 2026. One-time non-cash items in Q4 provided an additional uplift.

Preliminary figures show 2025 transport volume at 13.5 million TEU (+8 per cent), freight rate $1,376/TEU (-8 per cent), revenues $21.1 billion (+2 per cent), EBITDA $3.6 billion (-28 per cent), and EBIT $1.1 billion (-61 per cent).

Hapag-Lloyd will publish its audited 2025 Annual Report and 2026 outlook on 26 March 2026.

Hapag-Lloyd has reported preliminary 2025 results with transport volumes rising 8 per cent to 13.5 million TEU, supported by strong global trade and the ongoing rollout of the Gemini Network.

Group revenues reached €18.6 billion ($21.1 billion) while EBITDA stood at €3.2 billion ($3.6 billion) and EBIT at €1.0 billion ($1.1 billion), positioning results at the upper end of guidance but below 2024 levels.

Average freight rates fell 8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $1,376/TEU, weighed down by higher costs from Cape of Good Hope rerouting and Gemini Network start-up expenses.

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Gemini-related cost synergies began supporting results in H2 2025, with full benefits expected in 2026. One-time non-cash items in Q4 provided an additional uplift.

Preliminary figures show 2025 transport volume at 13.5 million TEU (+8 per cent), freight rate $1,376/TEU (-8 per cent), revenues $21.1 billion (+2 per cent), EBITDA $3.6 billion (-28 per cent), and EBIT $1.1 billion (-61 per cent).

Hapag-Lloyd will publish its audited 2025 Annual Report and 2026 outlook on 26 March 2026.

Recently, A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced a routing adjustment for one of their shared services under the Gemini Cooperation, shifting transit to pass through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

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