The German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has strengthened its presence in Ukraine by acquiring the 60% of the share capital of Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal LLC, company that operates an intermodal terminal in Batiovo, in the western part of the nation. The terminal, until now dedicated to traffic in cereals and other bulk cargoes, is in the process of Transformation into a hub for containerized traffic, activities which will be launched at the end of this year, and will be operated by HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo, the new joint venture HHLA International GmbH and the Fortior Capital investments in Kiev.

In the first phase of the ongoing project for the expansion of the terminal, HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo will have a capacity of annual traffic of about 100 thousand TEUs.

The HHLA Group has long been present in Ukraine through the terminal company HHLA Container Terminal Odessa which operates a container terminal in the port of Odessa and through the rail operator UIC Ukraine Intermodal Co.