Employees

At the end of the first half of 2017, HHLA employed a total of 5,529 people. Headcount therefore remained virtually unchanged from 31 December 2016. In geographical terms, the workforce was concentrated mainly in Germany, with 3,514 staff members (31 December 2016: 3,625), most of whom are based in Hamburg. This corresponds to a share of 63.6 % (31 December 2016: 65.6 %). The number of staff employed abroad rose by 5.9 % to 2,015 in the first half of 2017 (31 December 2016: 1,903). This was primarily due to increased headcount at the Intermodal companies in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. Due to the expansion of its services and increase in vertical integration, the Intermodal segment hired an additional 103 workers, taking its headcount to 1,790. The number of staff employed by the Logistics segment fell by 72 compared with December 2016. This was mainly due to the discontinuation of operating activities in project and contract logistics. There was only little or no change in headcount at the strategic management holding company and the Container and Real Estate segments compared to 31 December 2016.