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Habben Jansen breaks with pessimistic trend – sees signs of market recovery

Hapag-Lloyd’s top exec is more optimistic about market prospects than competitors: ”I believe people are going a bit overboard because of the dip in demand we have seen over the last two months.”
”If I look at the market right now towards the end of the year – and in run-up to the Chinese New Year – I think we see a little bit of recovery in demand,” says Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. | Photo: PR / Hapag-Lloyd
”If I look at the market right now towards the end of the year – and in run-up to the Chinese New Year – I think we see a little bit of recovery in demand,” says Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. | Photo: PR / Hapag-Lloyd
by JENS THOMSEN

Whereas analysts and carriers warn about an impending collapse in container rates and demand as well as a big risk of a global recession in 2023, Hapag-Lloyd’s chief executive, Rolf Habben Jansen, is less gloomy.

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