Company Story
1885 - Founding of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG as a public limited company
1888 - Start of cargo handling operations in Hamburg
1907 - Introduction of the first container handling system
1969 - Merger with Hamburger Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft to form HHLA
1997 - IPO and listing on the Hamburg Stock Exchange
2001 - Acquisition of a majority stake in the Czech logistics company, Metrans
2007 - Acquisition of a majority stake in the Polish logistics company, PCC Intermodal
2013 - Opening of the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg
2017 - Acquisition of a majority stake in the Estonian logistics company, Transiidikeskus