Hapag-Lloyd’s shipping agency to open on Feb.1

The ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd and Inchcape Shipping Services have joined hands to open a new shipping agency in Dubai.

Hapag-Lloyd is an international liner operator, providing weekly connections to key trade lanes of Asia, Middle East, Europe, the US and the Far East.

The agency will start operations from the first of next month and will be named Hapag-Lloyd Agency LLC, The Journal of Commerce said.

However, said ISS will continue to handle operations from Abu Dhabi.