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Hamburg’s HHLA makes tracks for the south

[ March 30, 2023   //   ]

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Metrans rail subsidiary is boosting services to south-eastern Europe following its acquisition in March of a 51% stake in Croatian Adria Rail. Metrans is now operating services to Adria Rail’s terminal at Indija, near the Serbian capital Belgrade, from where it will offer various transport options to and from South-Eastern Europe.

Metrans is also continuing to invest in Hungary. In addition to the ongoing construction of a hub in Zalaegerszeg, an additional terminal will be built in the Hungarian city of Szeged. Both are scheduled to be operational by 2025 and will allow Metrans to expand its European network to 21 inland terminals.

Metrans transported 1.4 million TEU throughout Europe in 2022 and runs over 650 regular rail connections per week. In the past year, it commissioned three additional cranes in Budapest, Ceska Trebova and Dunajska Streda, and established new connections to Gdańsk, Istanbul and Constanța.

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