It continues the decrease of the economic results and traffic of the division Container of group HHLA



In the third trimester id this year ulteriorly the bending of the containerized trade enlivened from the managed harbour terminals from Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA has been emphasized) and also almost the increase of the volumes enlivened from the German group in the intermodal field has been annulled. In the period the container harbour terminals of HHLA has enlivened beyond 1,6 million teu, with contraction of the -15,4% regarding the third trimester of 2014, while the shipments in the intermodal segment have been pairs to 342 thousand teu (+0.6%).

HHLA has closed the third trimester of 2015 with a profit after the taxes of 27,2 million euros on revenues for 283,8 million euros, with decreases respective of the -8,3% and the -8,8% on the correspondent period last year. In the single segment of harbour handling of the container the group has totaled an operating profit of 26,0 million euros (- 39.2%) on revenues for 166,8 million euros (- 12.6%), in the intermodal segment an operating profit of 17,2 million euros (+93.9%) on revenues for 92,0 million euros (- a 1.4%) and in the logistic segment operating profit of 448 thousand euros (- 226.9%) on revenues for 15,7 million euros (- 6.1%).

"Lasting of the difficult total operating context with which Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG he is confronted - the president of the German group has explained, Klaus-Dieter Peters - he is now having clearly an impact. The consequent decrease of our traffic marine container contrasts with an ulterior encouraging increase of the transport of container via earth. However the increase that we have achieved in our intermodal segment - has confirmed Peters - it is not more in a position to completely compensating the decrease of the traffic of the container in our terminals of Amburgo and Odessa".

"We are answering to the current situation - it has continued Peters - examining our structures of the costs and see again our investment plans. However - it has specified - we will continue to optimize our container terminal of Amburgo, online with the tendency towards the employment of larger ships, and to automate ulteriorly our structures and processes, being increased their flexibility. Moreover we will continue to invest in the expansion of our terrestrial Network and in our activity of traction online with the question. This because the positive course in the intermodal segment, with an increase to two figures of the operating result, confirms our decision strategic to place this segment as a solid one and equally hard pillar beside the segment Container and to widen it ulteriorly".

In the first nine months of the 2015 harbour terminal of the group they have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs than more 5,0 million teu, with a reduction of the -11,8% on the period January-september last year, while in the intermodal section +2.4% are enlivened 996 thousand teu ().