HHLA implements machine learning for the first time
Machine learning has been implemented in the port of Hamburg to predict the dwell time of a container at the terminal. The first two projects have been successfully integrated and implemented into the IT landscape...Read more
Metrans opens new intermodal terminal near Berlin
Czech logistics company Metrans, a subsidiary of HHLA, has opened a new intermodal terminal in Königs Wusterhausen in the vicinity of Berlin. The facility was launched in partnership with LUTRA, operator of GVZ Schönefelder Kreuz...Read more
Metrans receives first new Vectron locomotive
Rail freight operator Metrans received the first Vectron multi-system locomotive at its container terminal in Prague on Monday 11 November. The vehicle is part of an order consisting of ten such units, The remaining fleet...Read more
Siemens Mobility delivers ten Vectron locomotives to Metrans
Metrans has ordered ten Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility Czech Republic. The locomotives will be built at Siemens Mobility’s factory in Munich-Allach, and deliveries are scheduled from the end of 2019 until spring 2020....Read more
HHLA will use Hyperloop to transport containers from port of Hamburg
German logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has established a joint venture with the US-based research company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT). The operator intends to use Hyperloop technology in transporting standard containers from the...Read moreMetrans and Transcontainer boost services on New Silk Road via Ukraine
HHLA rail subsidiary Metrans and TransContainer will intensify rail operations on the New Silk Road on the route via Ukraine and Slovakia. The companies signed a letter of intent for closer cooperation in this regard...Read more
Hamburg Metrans intermodal orders new TRAXX locos
The Port of Hamburg intermodal subsidiary Metrans has significantly boosted its rail freight operations with an order for ten more powerful TRAXX multisystem locomotives from Bombardier. Metrans, a branch of the port’s logistical and transportation arm...Read more
Metrans strengthens operations with new multimodal hub in Budapest
A major new rail freight terminal has opened in the Hungarian capital Budapest, strengthening the central and eastern Europe operations of its Metrans, the intermodal subsidiary of the Port of Hamburg Authority (Hamburger Hafen und...Read more