ZIM: Israel stops handling merger-linked application

The GCA said any new proposal must be filed in full detail, and Hapag-Lloyd intends to submit a revised proposal and seek approval.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. said Israel’s Government Companies Authority (GCA) has ceased handling the company’s pending application for approval of requested changes to the special state share connected with its pending merger transaction with Hapag-Lloyd.

On September 29, 2026, the GCA said Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI had indicated earlier in September that they intended to submit a revised proposal for post-closing operations, but no detailed revised proposal was submitted by the GCA’s deadline. The application was submitted in March 2026. The GCA said any new proposal must be filed in full detail for review by the authority and the State of Israel. Hapag-Lloyd informed ZIM that it intends to submit a revised proposal and seek approval.

Key Terms

special state share, post-closing operations, information request

3 terms

special state share regulatory

"approval of the requested changes in the special state share"

A special state share is a class of company stock that a government holds which carries extra control rights beyond normal ownership, such as veto power over major decisions, board appointments, or asset sales. Think of it like a master key in a building: the holder can block or steer moves that affect the company’s strategy or ownership. For investors, this matters because it changes corporate decision-making, takeover risk and how much influence ordinary shareholders actually have, which can affect valuation and liquidity.

post-closing operations technical

"a revised proposal for the post-closing operations"

information request regulatory

"deadline previously set by the GCA for responses to the GCA’s information request"

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What happened to ZIM’s merger approval application?

The GCA ceased handling ZIM’s pending application for approval of requested changes to the special state share connected with its merger transaction with Hapag-Lloyd. The authority said a new proposal would need to be filed in full detail; Hapag-Lloyd told ZIM it intends to submit a revised proposal and seek approval.

Why did the GCA stop handling ZIM’s application?

The GCA said Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI had indicated they intended to submit a revised proposal for post-closing operations, but no detailed revised proposal was submitted by its deadline for responses to an information request.

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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE  

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2026

Commission File Number: 001-39937

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

9 Andrei Sakharov Street 

P.O. Box 15067 

Matam, Haifa 3190500, Israel 

+972 (4) 865-2000 

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒          Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ☐      No ☒

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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that on September 29, 2026, it received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Israeli Government Companies Authority (the “GCA”), the regulator in charge of coordinating the State of Israel’s response to the application of the Company to receive the State of Israel’s approval to the pending merger transaction between the Company and Hapag-Llyod with respect of the special state share. 

In the Letter, the GCA informed the Company, that since in a letter submitted to the GCA by Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI earlier in September 2026, Hapag-Llyod and FIMI indicated their intention to submit a revised proposal for the post-closing operations of Company’s business, but since no such detailed revised proposal was submitted to the GCA by the deadline previously set by the GCA for responses to the GCA’s information request, the GCA has determined to cease handling the pending application for approval of the requested changes in the special state share, which was submitted for its approval back in March 2026. The GCA further indicated in the Letter that if the parties wish the GCA to review any new proposal with respect to the merger transaction or the special state share, such proposal would need to be filed in full detail in order to enable the GCA and the State of Israel to make an informed decision with respect to such application and proposal. Hapag-Lloyd informed the Company that it intends to submit a revised proposal and seek approval from the GCA and the State of Israel in connection with the special state share and the pending merger transaction.

The information in this Form 6-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD.
	By:	/s/ Noam Nativ
		Noam Nativ
		EVP, General Counsel & Company Secretary

Date: September 30, 2026