12. Transactions with respect to related parties

There are various contracts between the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and/or the Hamburg Port Authority and companies in the HHLA Group for the lease of land and quay walls in the Port of Hamburg and in the Speicherstadt historical warehouse district. Moreover, the HHLA Group lets office space to other related enterprises and public institutions with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Further information about these business relationships can be found in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of 31 December 2017.

The amounts reported for receivables from related parties and liabilities to related parties as of 30 June 2018 remained largely the same as those recorded as of 31 December 2017, with the exception of the receivables from existing cash clearing.