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…
Category: Port of Hamburg
Port of Hamburg records downward performance in 2023, modest decline also for rail
Intermodal and rail transport in the Port of Hamburg has seen better years than in 2023. The German port’s financial and volume performance declined noticeably last year, and rail did not get away with it. Intermodal container transport recorded a 5.4 per cent volume decrease compared to 2022, while rail container transport declined by 3.1…
METRANS launches daily train to boost exports via Hamburg
A new destination has been added to METRANS’ network this January. The company has launched a daily train between Kornwestheim, next to Stuttgart and the port of Hamburg. The new service aims to streamline exports from Western Germany via the country’s mega-hub. The train is already up and running since 8 January. The service runs […]