Comment / Conf call redux: Diplomatic Rolf vs Flippant Rolf

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There were few surprises in store for Hapag-Lloyd’s investors and analysts at yesterday’s earnings call in Hamburg, given the company’s tendency to publish preliminary numbers a couple of weeks in advance.

But such is the pace of events currently, the whole picture can spin on a dime within a day, and it is always worth hearing the thoughts of chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen. I calculated today that since he assumed the CEO-ship of Hapag in 2014, I have listened in ...