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A history of change

HHLA and it's predecessor HFLG have actively shaped Hamburg's rise to become one of the most important hubs in the world economy. The operator of the then ultra-modern Speicherstadt developed into a leading European port, logistics and transport company. Learn more about this history of change.

Stories of change

Milestones in Port Logistics

History

A start-up since 1885: HHLA

Stories of change

“The technology didn’t even exist back then!”

The container

A box changed the port

Speicherstadt

World heritage and HHLA cradle

Rail and port

Born into success

Rise of the subsidiaries

HHLA has a wide range of subsidiaries. Some of them are only a few years old, others have already successfully mastered a number of transformations. They all contribute to HHLA's success story in their own way.

Container Terminal Burchardkai

Milestones since 1966

Container Terminal Altenwerder

It all began in 2002

The history of METRANS

Ahead of the times

How does the story continue?

Logistics has probably never evolved as quickly as in the current times. HHLA also wants to keep pace with this change and is transferring its more than one hundred years of expertise to numerous new business areas.

Rethink. Think further. Think ahead.

Megatrends and our new business areas Automation, Artificial intelligence, Interconnected supply chains, Drone technology and Hydrogen

Discover innovation at HHLA