Posted on May 11, 2026
Tomorrow, Hapag-Lloyd will launch a podcast with its CEO Rolf Habben Jansen. “Straight Talk” will provide insights into global trade developments, container shipping and key topics that shape the day-to-day decision-making at Hapag-Lloyd.
Moderated by Janet Porter, an award-winning British business journalist with extensive experience covering the global maritime and container shipping industry, the podcast is part of Hapag-Lloyd’s broader effort to strengthen transparency and dialogue with customers, partners, journalists and the wider public.
In the first episode, Rolf Habben Jansen discusses the current situation in and around the Persian Gulf, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and outlines how Hapag-Lloyd is managing the impact on supply chains, customers and on the crews of Hapag-Lloyd´s four container vessels still stuck in the Gulf.
The podcast will be available on all podcast platforms from 8 am tomorrow. New episodes will be released on a regular basis.
Journalists are more than welcome to use excerpts and quotes from the podcast for editorial and on-air purposes.
About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 301 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 15,000 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.7 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 133 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 21 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. Around 3,000 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
