In the first quarter of this year, container traffic handled by the port terminals of the German HHLA was equal to 1.46 million TEUs, down -5.3% on the same period of 2025, of which 1.37 million TEUs handled in the port of Hamburg (-6.6%) and 88 thousand TEUs in foreign terminals (+21.5%). In addition, In the intermodal sector, the company handled 489 thousand TEUs (-1,5%).

In the period, the revenues of the terminal operator company were amounted to €450.9 million (+3.5%). The EBITDA and EBITDA values of EBIT amounted to €77.4 million (+2.8%) and 30.5 million (-6.3%). Profit after tax was 5.8 million euros (-56.2%).

The CEO of the German company, Jeroen Eijsink, explained that "the first months of the year were extremely demanding for HHLA. At the beginning of 2026 - specified - an unusually harsh winter, especially in Hamburg and its surroundings, has significantly limited our daily operations. At some times, the handling at the Hamburg container terminal was only possible in reduced size. Our railway activity has been affected by cancellations and delays caused by track closures, Frozen trading and other condition-related issues meteorological conditions. In addition, the performance of our subsidiary Metrans railway have been limited by delays in projects infrastructure, such as in the Hamburg-Berlin corridor and in the of Elba. These external factors are also reflected in our quarterly results".