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 investments by METRANS in the development of existing and new hinterland terminals, investments by the leasing company for the intermodal area in the acquisition of locomotives and container wagons and an investment in the extension of a lease for logistics space, see Note 48.

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 disposals for other plant, operating and office equipment.

The changes in the group of consolidated companies during the reporting year primarily relate to the subsidiaries Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal LLC, Svoboda, Ukraine and Eurotrans spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, with registered offices in Małaszewicze Duże, Poland, which were 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.

No impairment losses on property, plant and equipment were recognised in the reporting year (previous year: € 22 thousand).

Payments made on account and plant under construction include prepayments of € 245,008 thousand (previous year: € 182,684 thousand).

Buildings, surfacing and movable non-current assets with a carrying amount of € 9,882 thousand (previous year: € 51,792 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.