German shipping giant acquires Austrian land container company

The Port of Hamburg Logistics Group (HHLA), a German port and terminal operator, has acquired a majority stake in Roland Speech, one of Austria's largest inland container operators.

HHLA will acquire 51 percent of the shares, while the remaining 49 percent is still held by co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to manage the company's business.

With an annual throughput of about 130,000 TEUs, Roland Spedition is one of Austria's largest owner-led inland combined transport container operators. The network spans central and southern Europe, connecting the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam and Antwerp, as well as Koppel and Trieste.

HHLA will integrate Roland's service portfolio into its European seaport terminal network in Hamburg, Tallinn, Trieste and Odessa, as well as multimodal hinterland connections and inland terminals.

Shareholders and managing directors Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall have led the company since 2005 and will continue to serve as partners and managing directors. 

德国国际海运巨头收购奥地利最大陆运集装箱公司

       德国港口和码头运营商汉堡港物流集团(HHLA)收购了Roland Spedition的多数股权，后者是奥地利最大的内陆运输集装箱运营商之一。

       HHLA将收购51%的股份，其余49%的股份仍由两位共同股东Christian Gutjahr和Nikolaus Hirnschall持有，他们将继续管理公司业务。

       Roland Spedition年吞吐量约为13万标准箱，是奥地利最大的由业主主导的内陆联合运输集装箱运营商之一。该网络横跨中欧和南欧，连接汉堡、不来梅港、鹿特丹和安特卫普的港口，以及科佩尔和的里雅斯特。

       HHLA将把Roland的服务组合纳入其位于汉堡、塔林、的里雅斯特和敖德萨的欧洲海港码头网络，以及多式联运腹地连接和内陆码头。

       股东兼董事总经理Christian Gutjahr和Nikolaus Hirnschall自2005年以来一直领导公司，并将继续担任合伙人和董事总经理。