HAMBURG-SUD RENAMES DEUTSCHE NAH-OST LINIEN UNIT HAMBURG-SUD RENAMES DEUTSCHE NAH-OST LINIEN UNIT     Hamburg-Sud, the German shipping group which owns Columbus Line, has decided to rename

its Deutsche Nah-Ost Linien shipping unit.     Deutsche Nah-Ost Linien — or German Near East Line — will operate under the parent company’s name Hamburg-Sud as from July 1.     Deutsche

Nah-Ost Linien runs liner services between northern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.     Hamburg-Sud said that the change of name does not affect other aspects of the business.