Annual Report 2023
Discover the report- Continuing war in Ukraine, geopolitical tensions, stubborn inflation and rising interest rates continued to dampen purchasing patterns of consumers and industry and led to reduced trade volumes
- Container dwell times in the ports normalized
- MSC Group submitted voluntary public takeover offer for class A shares; tendered shares amounted of 10.1 % of class A share capital
- Closing of CSPL’s minority shareholding in CTT
- Hamburg terminals: automation of block storage and development of AGV area on track
- METRANS expands its HHLA Pure network in Europe
- Container throughput down 7.5 %; container transport decreased by 5.4 %
- Revenue and EBIT impacted by drop in volumes and decline in storage fees
- Capex in line with planning to implement further automation of Container terminals
- Dividend proposal of € 0.08 per class A share
Foreword
Key figures 2023
Sustainability
By 38.1 %
absolute CO2e emissions have
decreased since 2018 (base year)
By 2040
HHLA intends to
operate climate-neutral
Climate protection and the careful stewardship of natural resources are of particular importance for HHLA since terminals near cities need to be planned and operated with the environment especially in mind. HHLA wants to have cut its total CO2e emissions at least in half by 2030, and be climate-neutral
6,789
+ 2.2 %
Number of employees
€ 5.0 million
invested in educating
and training in 2023
Highly competent and hard-working employees form the foundation of our success. HHLA’s aims to provide its services predominantly with its own personnel, to secure employment in the long term and help to enable its employees perform their roles skillfully as they deal with current and future challenges. Additionally, HHLA supports a large number of educational projects, especially for school children, and contributes to social responsibility through an active dialogue on topics relating to the port industry.
Society€ 644.0 million
- 16.9 %
Value added
Net value added serves as an indicator for the economic added value generated by HHLA. Added value is shared between employees, shareholders, the state (taxes) and lenders. The largest proportion of 88.5 % went to employees.
InnovationHHLA Segments
Container
708.8
Revenue
in € million
49 %
Share of revenue
HHLA’s container terminals link ships, rail freight and trucks to create an efficient transport chain. The terminals in Hamburg form the most important European hub between Asia and Central/Eastern Europe. HHLA also operates a container terminal in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, Tallinn in Estonia and Trieste in Italy.
To the Container segmentIntermodal
620.5
Revenue
in € million
43 %
Share of revenue
HHLA’s rail companies operate a comprehensive transport and terminal network for container transportation and connect ports on the North and Baltic seas, as well as the Northern Adriatic, with their hinterland. Truck transports in the local area and in European long-distance traffic as well as transhipments in the Port of Hamburg round off the service portfolio.
To the Intermodal segmentLogistics
78.2
Revenue
in € million
5 %
Share of revenue
In this segment, HHLA pools a wide range of port-related services such as dry bulk, vehicle and fruit logistics. Process automation, air-based logistics services and other digital services for the intermodal sector complement the range of services. HHLA also markets its expertise in infrastructure and project development internationally.
To the Logistics segmentReal Estate
46.5
Revenue
in € million
3 %
Share of revenue
With the long-term development of the landmarked Speicherstadt historical warehouse district as well as the Hamburg Fish Market on the banks of the River Elbe in Altona, HHLA is committed to a site development that is in line with the market and geared towards sustainability.
To the Real Estate segmentFocus
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