The register
The register lists Hapag Lloyd (UK) Ltd in Barking as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Hapag-lloyd (U.K.) Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 00309325), a private limited company on the register since 1936. Registered office: Hapag-Lloyd House, 48a Cambridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8HH, IG11 8HH. By its SIC codes the business is in transport and logistics. It has traded under other names before, including Hapag-lloyd (U.K.) Holdings Limited, Brojen Limited.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Hapag Lloyd (UK) Ltd's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.