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HHLA expands into Ukraine with terminal acquisition

Marco Raimondi
June 5, 2025
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Hamburg- based logistics giant HHLA acquired a 60% stake in the Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal Batiovo, near the Ukrainian borders with Hungary and Slovakia. The terminal…

Rail and intermodal off to a strong start for HHLA

Marco Raimondi
May 15, 2025
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Hamburg-based logistics company HHLA had recorded positive figures all across the board throughout the first quarter of 2025. Rail and intermodal services were no exception,…

Automated container wagon pin handling project concludes at HHLA terminal

Guest authors
April 4, 2025
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Port logistics company HHLA has concluded a development project for automatic repositioning of pins on container wagons. The robot technology is not ready to be…

Rail takes absolute majority in Hamburg Port modal split

Guest authors
March 13, 2025
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The Port of Hamburg is reasserting its position as a major rail port. In 2024, rail walked away with more than 55 per cent of…

Italy allocates 206 million euros for HHLA’s new terminal at the port of Trieste

Marco Raimondi
November 8, 2024
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The Italian Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Development (CIPESS) approved the funding for the first construction phase of the so-called Pier VIII container…

EU Commission clears MSC’s purchase of HHLA shares

Marco Raimondi
October 7, 2024
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The European Commission (EC) gave its go-ahead for MSC’s purchase of 49,9 per cent of the share of German logistics company HHLA. This was the…

Port of Hamburg stops accepting trains amid continuous strikes

Guest authors
September 6, 2024
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The Port of Hamburg is no longer accepting trains due to ongoing strikes at its terminal facilities. On 29 August, port workers announced the strikes…

Hamburg Parliament gives first green light to MSC’s participation in HHLA

Marco Raimondi
July 12, 2024
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MSC’s purchase of 49,9 per cent of the share of HHLA was approved in first reading by the Hamburg Parliament. A second and final reading…

HHLA off to a rocky start in 2024, last year’s trends continue

Marco Raimondi
May 15, 2024
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HHLA’s intermodal services experienced a “significant decrease in volumes” in the first quarter of 2024. Rail transport fell by 3,2 per cent, while container transport decreased by 5,5 per cent compared to the same period last year. The EBITDA in HHLA’s intermodal segment also dropped significantly in these three months, with a 21,7 per cent…

HHLA acquires majority stakes at Roland Spedition to boost intermodal business

Nikos Papatolios
April 23, 2024
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A new majority stake acquisition of Roland Spedition GmbH, a full-service rail and road transport operator, allows HHLA to boost hinterland links to and from Austria. The Hamburg-based company took over 51 per cent of the Austria-based intermodal service provider and now eyes optimising combined transport operations within its network. Shareholders and managing directors of…