COSCO will enter Hamburg, but only as a minority shareholder
COSCO will only be allowed to buy 24,9 per cent of the shares of the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in the port of Hamburg, so the German government has decided. The previous agreement involved COSCO...Read more
COSCO will not own the port of Hamburg, HHLA guarantees
COSCO is about to finalise the acquisition of 35 per cent shares of the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), managed by HHLA. This procedure has been worrying the German federal government, which is assessing whether COSCO’s...Read more
COSCO at Tollerort: Hamburg says yes, German government says no
Robert Habeck, the German minister of economy, asked to halt COSCO’s rise in the port of Hamburg. The Chinese company is, in fact, about to finalise the acquisition of shares of the Container Terminal Tollerort...Read more
Robotics in rail freight could soon be a reality
A project launched by Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Fraunhofer CML is trying to find a way to use mobile robotics to automate the process of container pin handling in rail processing. This...Read more
Amber Train is back on track, this time with new potential
The Amber Train is back on track. On Tuesday 13 September, a train loaded with timber, peat and construction foam left the Estonian port of Muuga. On Wednesday morning, it arrived in Kaunas Multimodal Terminal...Read more
‘Ukraine needs rail equipment, longer-term plans are for the future’
Investing in future projects that include Ukraine is not the only solution, as the industry and policymakers should ensure resolving current and burning issues. At the same time, the current situation in the supply chain...Read more
Modal shift for HHLA: rail share increases while road volumes drop
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) witnessed a positive modal shift this year. While rail volumes increased, cargo over the road decreased, and the overall rail share of the Hamburg-based transport company rose. This is a...Read more
Overloaded ports in Germany: METRANS’ two cents
Last week, the German port of Hamburg (HHLA) introduced the highest degree of restriction concerning freight transportation, resulting in many train slots being canceled. METRANS, its intermodal subsidiary, has been one of the parties affected....Read more
Strikes, storms and construction: rail struggles to find its way to German ports
Rail terminals in the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven are reaching full capacity leading to unforeseen train delays of up to 48 hours and cancellations. The situation results from a combination of port strikes, storm-related...Read more
CMA CGM starts blocktrain service from growing hub Trieste
CMA CGM Group started a new weekly intermodal service from Trieste to Central and Eastern Europe this week with its subsidiary CEVA Logistics. The first train departed on 4 June from the terminal HHLA PLT...Read more
Major container shipping company turns to rail with METRANS
Ocean Network Express (ONE) will start using METRANS trains to transport containers between European ports and the hinterland. ONE is the sixth largest container shipping company in the world. Its shift to rail transportation for...Read more
First stone laid for new Metrans terminal in Hungary
The first foundations have been laid for a new Metrans terminal in the Hungarian town of Zalaegerszeg. On Thursday 9 September, construction of the new hub officially started. The terminal is located on the transport...Read more
The future is now: HHLA presents freight hyperloop concept
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and HyperloopTT are ready to present the HyperPort project: in simple words, a model for transporting containers using hyperloop technology. The two companies are developing this concept to improve...Read moreRail transport in port of Hamburg feels the brunt of shipping delays
Rail transport to and from the port of Hamburg is facing difficulties, as the delays of shipping lines continue and port facilities are consumed to the maximum. Various rail freight operators have warned for delays...Read more
Metrans builds another terminal in Hungary, this time in Zalaegerszeg
The HHLA intermodal company Metrans is building another rail terminal in Hungary. A corresponding agreement has been signed between HHLA and the Hungarian government. The hub terminal will be built in Zalaegerszeg, which is located...Read more
HHLA lands in Ukraine to serve hinterland from port of Odessa
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has established its own intermodal company in Ukraine. The new Ukrainian Intermodal Company (UIC) offers container transport by rail between the Port of Odessa and important economic centres in...Read more
HHLA takes share in Adriatic port of Trieste
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has acquired stakes in a terminal of the Italian port of Trieste. It is taking a majority stake of 50.01 per cent in the Piattaforma Logistica Trieste terminal (PLT). An...Read more
HHLA sees heavy impact of economic downturn in 2020
Operator of the port of Hamburg, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik, has suffered a strong decline in revenue and earnings in the first half of this year. The dramatic global decline in the level of economic...Read more
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