The two biggest shareholders in Hapag-Lloyd have boosted their holdings in a show of faith in the German liner company.

CSAV Germany Container Holding and logistics tycoon Klaus Michael Kuhne have added a combined 2%, which, with a market cap of €6.21bn ($6.95bn), is worth $139m.

Chile's CSAV now has 27.3%, up from 25.8%. It acquired its holding following the merger of its liner operations with Hapag.