Hapag-Lloyd reported first quarter 2021 volume transported at 3.0m teu, down slightly on 3.1m teu in 2020.
The company said it was due to demand-related congestion of port and hinterland infrastructures in many places, as well as to a resulting shortage of freely available ships and containers.
“While we remain optimistic for 2021 as a whole, the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the congested supply chains continue to present a huge challenge to all market participants. We will do everything in our power to help normalise this difficult market environment as quickly as possible and make as much capacity available as possible,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.