23. Property, plant and equipment

See Note 45 for further details regarding existing restrictions in connection with leases.

Additions in the reporting period primarily comprise capital expenditure for the procurement of handling equipment and the expansion of warehouse capacities at the Hamburg container terminals, as well as the capital expenditure of the METRANS Group for the acquisition of locomotives and container wagons and the development of existing hinterland terminals.

Disposals in the reporting period with material residual book values mainly relate to the termination of leases for land, buildings and structures, as well as for other plant, operating and office equipment.

The changes in the group of consolidated companies during the reporting year primarily relate to the subsidiary Roland Spedition GmbH based in Schwechat, Austria, which was included in the consolidated financial statements for the first time, see Note 3.

The effects of changes in exchange rates mainly include the exchange rate changes of the Ukrainian currency.

Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment totalling € 22 thousand (previous year: € 0 thousand) were recognised in the reporting year.

Payments made on account and plant under construction include prepayments of € 182,684 thousand (previous year: € 114,207 thousand).

Buildings, surfacing and movable non-current assets with a carrying amount of € 51,792 thousand (previous year: € 53,557 thousand) have been pledged as collateral for loans granted to Group companies.

Obligations arising from open orders for capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment are reported under Note 46.