HHLA’s intermodal business continues to be successful

HHLA group remains on the fast lane in the intermodal segment; 10.2 per cent-growth in container transport by rail and road

The intermodal companies of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which provide road- and rail-bound transportation in the European hinterland, generated clear growth in the first nine months of the year and succeeded in gaining market share despite operating in a highly competitive environment. They transported 973,000 TEU – 10.2 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year.

This growth was partly driven by transport connections with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The transport links with Germany, Austria and Switzerland which were launched in late 2012 also recorded substantial growth, contributing to this increase as well.

HHLA’s Hamburg terminals increased their throughput by 1.8 per cent in the first nine months despite a drop of around 5 per cent in feeder traffic, especially with Russia. Having considerably improved its market position in Northern Europe recently, HHLA almost retained its strong standing. This was primarily due to further marked growth of 8.5 per cent in Far East traffic. Together with the fall in container throughput in Odessa due to the conflict in Ukraine, this meant that container throughput at all the HHLA terminals (Hamburg and Odessa) increased by 0.3 per cent in total.

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Quelle: LogEastics
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