Organisation
Hapag-Lloyd is organised decentrally, with clear structures and a shallow hierarchy making for short decision-making channels for its customers. Group headquarters is located in Hamburg. Operative business is managed by three regional headquarters: Europe (Hamburg; also covers Africa), America (Piscataway, NJ) and Asia (Singapore; also covers Oceania). Also located in Hamburg are divisions like Yield Management & Network, Central Operations, Global Markets / Global Accounts, Human Resources and IT.
The organisation is based on a highly efficient blueprint principle that is identical worldwide. Each Region runs Business Administration, Operations and Sales / Customer Service. The Regions in their turn consist of Areas that perform standard functions in the same way. Hapag-Lloyd customers have contacts available at 300 locations in 114 countries worldwide.