Straight Talk with Rolf Habben Jansen

In the third episode of Straight Talk with Rolf Habben Jansen, maritime journalist Janet Porter speaks with Hapag-Lloyd's CEO about two decades of consolidation in container shipping: lessons from the CP Ships, CSAV and UASC mergers, why people, systems and customers decide success or failure, how cultures blend, where synergies really come from, and how much further consolidation the industry could see.

In the second episode of Straight Talk with Rolf Habben Jansen, maritime journalist Janet Porter speaks with Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO about 70 years of containerization, changing trade patterns, nearshoring, tariffs, emerging markets, vessel sizes, EVs in containers, and why he remains cautiously optimistic about the future of global trade.

In the first episode of Straight Talk with Rolf Habben Jansen, maritime journalist Janet Porter speaks with Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO about the Strait of Hormuz crisis, stranded crews and cargo, rising costs, customer impacts, network resilience, and the outlook for a return to normal trade flows through the Gulf and Suez.