Rail Subsidiary of Hamburg Port Buys Adria Rail Group in Serbia and Croatia

Metrans, the rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has acquired Adria Rail Group, which operates in Serbia and Croatia. With this acquisition, Metrans is further expanding its business in South-East Europe.

HHLA has announced that that the company offers its own rail transport services from the Adriatic region to Central and South-Eastern Europe, covering 70% of container transport to and from Serbia out of Croatia.

Adria Rail also manages an inland terminal in Indija, Serbia, near Belgrade. Now, daily Metrans trains run between this terminal and the Croatian port of Rijeka. In addition, the new location in Indija is also connected to the Metrans hub terminal in Budapest.

Metrans had already acquired 51% of the Adria Rail Group in March 2023. This stake has now been increased to 100%.

Metrans' European network of connections stretches between the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea and is being continuously expanded, the press release says. As a result, Metrans offers its customers more than 650 regular rail connections per week.

It is added that by investing in modern electric locomotives, the use of green electricity and electric cranes at the inland terminals, Metrans has been committed to climate protection for years and supports the HHLA Group's goal of climate-neutral production by 2040.

Metrans

Adria Rail Group

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

HHLA

Port of Hamburg

Port of Rijeka

Budapest

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