12.08.2026 • 18 Min.

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.