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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG: Rail subsidiary Metrans to expand network through investment in Hungary 
2021-02-19 / 10:45 
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Hamburg, 19 February 2021 
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 
Rail subsidiary Metrans to expand network through investment in Hungary 
- Planned construction of a terminal in Zalaegerszeg 
- Investment volume of over EUR 40 million 
- HHLA Chairwoman Angela Titzrath: With its location at the heart of Europe, Hungary is of 
strategic importance for transport axes of the future 
The HHLA intermodal company Metrans is building another rail terminal in Hungary in order to expand its transport 
services along the Adriatic Corridor and towards Southern and South-Eastern Europe. A corresponding agreement has been 
signed between the subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Hungarian government. The hub terminal 
will be built in Zalaegerszeg, which is located on the transport axis to the Adriatic ports of Trieste, Koper and 
Rijeka. 
Angela Titzrath, Chairwoman of HHLA's Executive Board, emphasises the strategic importance of the project to the 
logistics company: "We are investing in Hungary because we see significant potential there for the rail transportation 
of the future. The Adriatic Corridor is developing into an extremely important European transport axis. That is why we 
also recently acquired a port terminal in the Italian city of Trieste. And Hungary, with its location at the heart of 
Europe, is of key significance to the expansion of the Metrans network towards Southern and South-Eastern Europe as 
well. I would like to thank the Hungarian ministries and the relevant authorities in the region for the good 
cooperation." 
Peter Kiss, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Metrans Group, has announced investments of over EUR 40 million to 
construct and equip the new terminal. "This major financial investment demonstrates how important Hungary is to the 
further development of Metrans. We want to grow in Hungary and with the Hungarian people. The planned terminal will 
help to give the country a further boost towards becoming one of the most efficient logistical hubs in Europe." 
The foundations will be laid in autumn of this year after the necessary legal framework has been created. The first 
section of the facility shall go into operation as early as 2023. The total investment of over EUR 40 million includes a 
grant from Hungarian institutions amounting to approx. EUR 11 million. Metrans expects that approximately 120 new jobs 
will be created in Zalaegerszeg. 
The volume of containers transported by rail in Hungary has grown steadily in recent years. Metrans has benefited from 
this, especially through the hub terminal in Budapest which opened in 2017. In the first year, approximately 250,000 
standard containers (TEU) were handled at the facility, and this increased to 425,000 TEU in 2019. Despite the 
restrictions in place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of containers handled in 2020 has remained 
stable overall. 
Regular block trains operated by Metrans connect Hungary, via Budapest and the Slovakian city of Dunajska Streda, to 
the North Sea ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam as well as to Duisburg, and the Adriatic ports of Trieste and 
Koper. The entire European intermodal network of Metrans now comprises 17 of its own and other associated terminals. 
This network, and specifically the Budapest terminal, are also a key component in the New Silk Road. 
High-resolution images are available for download on the HHLA website under 'Media': 
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Contact: 
Julia Hartmann 
Head of Investor Relations 
HAMBURGER HAFEN UND LOGISTIK AG 
Bei St. Annen 1, D-20457 Hamburg, www.hhla.de 
Tel: +49-40-3088-3397 
Fax: +49-40-3088-55-3397 
E-mail: investor-relations@hhla.de 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 
              Bei St. Annen 1 
              20457 Hamburg 
              Germany 
Phone:        +49 (0)40-3088-0 
Fax:          +49 (0)40-3088-3355 
E-mail:       info@hhla.de 
Internet:     www.hhla.de 
ISIN:         DE000A0S8488 
WKN:          A0S848 
Indices:      SDAX 
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              Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID:  1169701 
 
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