22. Intangible assets

In the Container segment, goodwill of € 35,525 thousand is attributable to the cash-generating unit (CGU) CTT/Rosshafen and further goodwill of € 1,893 thousand is attributable to the CGU HCCR. Of the CGU CTT/Rosshafen’s goodwill, € 30,929 thousand was generated by the acquisition of all the shares in HHLA Rosshafen Terminal GmbH, Hamburg, in 2006. Goodwill is primarily derived from additional strategic options to expand the Group’s handling activities at the sites let long-term by the company.

Also included in the Container segment is the goodwill amounting to € 7,587 thousand derived from the acquisition of HHLA TK Estonia AS, Tallinn, Estonia, which comprises the value of the workforce of the acquired company and the opportunities arising from the business model, such as expansion of operations in the Baltic region, operations in Russia and the establishment of RoRo services. For further details, please refer to Note 3.

The changes in the scope of consolidation of other intangible assets mainly include customer-related intangible assets (customer relations) in the amount of € 7,361 thousand relating to the simplified access of HHLA TK Estonia AS to an existing customer base.