Hamburg takes extra measures against COVID-19 amid grim 2020 forecast

In the current financial year, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) expects to record strong decreases in revenue and earnings due to the dramatic changes in the macroeconomic environment caused by the global COVID-19 crisis.

This year will be in stark contrast to 2019, which HHLA has reported was a successful financial year. In particular, HHLA says that despite a significant deterioration in the market environment especially in the second half of the year, group revenue increased by 7.1% to...

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HHLA achieves targets for 2019

According to preliminary unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 6.8% to €1.38 (US$1.5) billion in the 2019 financial year, compared to the previous year’s €1.29 (US$1.4) billion.

The Group’s operating result (EBIT) of €222 (US$241.03) million increased 8.8%, on the previous year’s €204 (US$221.47) million.

The listed Port Logistics subgroup generated revenue of €1.35 (US$1.46) billion, compared to €1.26 (US$1.37) billion in the preceding year. and...

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Hapag-Lloyd and HHLA renew their collaboration

Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be continuing their close cooperation in Hamburg for another five years.

On the basis of this decision, both companies will now be able to make necessary investments and boost their overall competitiveness, according to HL announcement.

Both parties have also agreed to intensify their collaboration on sustainability-related issues. For example, there are plans to make additional significant reductions in emissions in the Port of...

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HHLA continues its success, but uncertainties on the rise

– Group revenue increases by 8.3 percent; Group operating result (EBIT) rises by 12.4 percent
– Marked rise expected in the operating result for the year as a whole, moderate growth in the Container segment and strong increase in the Intermodal segment
– Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Angela Titzrath: “The challenges facing the logistics industry remain significant in an increasingly volatile market environment.”

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its positive performance in...

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HHLA enjoys revenue and profitability growth

The Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) enjoyed a successful start to the 2019 financial year. In a challenging market environment, revenue and the operating result rose strongly in the first three months along with further improvements in profitability. Container throughput increased slightly, partly due to the successful integration of the Estonian terminal operator HHLA TK Estonia last year. Extremely positive performance in container transport and property management led to a revenue of...

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HHLA aims for further growth in 2019

  • Strong results of the previous year were exceeded in 2018
  • Revenue increases by 3.1 %, operating result (EBIT) by 17.9 %
  • Dividend to be increased by 19.4 percent to € 0.80 per Class A share, payout ratio of 54 %
  • Further rise in the operating result expected this year
  • Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Angela Titzrath: Decisive and consistent implementation of the strategy aimed at strengthening the Group’s creative power and future viability

Press release of HHLA:

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik...

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Expansion of Hamburg’s container rail terminal

Expansion of the container rail terminal Burchardkai complete Two new cranes have been newly purchased and designed by the manufacturer Kocks Ardelt Kranbau in close cooperation with HHLA. HHLA

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has further increased performance at its largest container terminal in the Port of Hamburg with a comprehensive expansion of its rail terminal.

Two extra tracks and two new rail gantry cranes have been added to the rail terminal at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB), which was one of the largest terminals in Europe even before this expansion. The rail terminal now has ten tracks. It previously had eight. The longest trains permitted (measuring in at...

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Pest-free vehicle exports to Oceania

UNIKAI Lagerei- und Speditionsgesellschaft mbH, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has developed a worldwide unique technology for preparing vehicles for pest-free transport to Australia and New Zealand. The process involves converting forty-foot reefer containers into heating containers – a flexible, mobile and ecologically sound solution that is also attracting great interest outside Hamburg.

Around fifteen millimetres long, black- and brown-speckled, and the nightmare of...

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HHLA exceeds strong previous year’s results

  • Group revenue increases by 2.3 percent; Group operating result (EBIT) rises by 0.6 percent
  • Significant rise in the operating result for the year as a whole
  • Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Angela Titzrath: “We will safely reach the targets set for 2018.”

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continued its positive development in the current financial year and once again exceeded the strong previous year’s result in the first nine months of 2018. In both the Port Logistics and Real Estate...

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