51. Auditing Fees

In both the reporting year and the previous year, fees for auditing the financial statements primarily consisted of the fees for the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the audits of the financial statements of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft and its domestic subsidiaries, and the review of the interim financial statements. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (previous year: Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft) was appointed as the auditor for the 2016 financial year.