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8 September 2026

Hapag-Lloyd offers new proposals in bid to take over Zim

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Source reporting: The Loadstar

Hapag-Lloyd offers new proposals in bid to take over Zim

Hapag-Lloyd may yet land its prize purchase of Zim, the Israeli government affording the carrier an extra 30 days to revise the details of its proposed $4. 2bn takeover and silence critics in Tel Aviv who remain hostile to the deal. It is understood the German carrier and Israeli financial institution FIMI Opportunity Funds have held several rounds of talks with regulators in a bid for sign-off from five of eight Israeli ... The post Hapag-Lloyd offers new proposals in bid to take over Zim appeared first on The Loadstar .

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