Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen was blunt in his assessment of the ocean carrier’s first quarter during a Wednesday earnings call, saying the liner had an “unsatisfactory” start to the year due to escalating costs stemming from the war in Iran . According to the carrier, revenue in its main liner shipping segment fell 18 percent in the first quarter to $4.8 billion, largely due to a 9.6 percent year-over-year decline in ocean freight rates to $1,330 per 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU). The dip was in line with market-wide rate declines of 9.7 percent, according to data from Container Trades Statistics (CTS). Transported container volume inched down 0.7 percent to 3.2 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which the company attributed to weather-related operational disruptions. But the decline in volume coincided with a major uptick from Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk , which saw its own container volumes rise 9.3 percent in the quarter.…