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HCCR rail container transport expansion

Overview

HCCR, a subsidiary of HHLA, is expanding its rail transport services for empty containers from its Hamburg depot to destinations in southern Germany and Austria. Following the reactivation of a decommissioned rail connection in 2015 and its full renovation by 2022, the facility can now manage block trains up to 720 metres long, carrying approximately 100 containers per trip.

In 2025, the company transported roughly 20,000 TEU by rail, a volume expected to continue through 2026. This shift from heavy goods vehicles to rail aims to reduce road traffic in the Port of Hamburg and on German motorways while lowering emissions. The services are primarily utilized by shipping lines, freight forwarders, and container leasing companies, with the containers being used largely by the automotive industry and its suppliers in southern Germany and Austria to load export goods.

Entities

HHLA · Port of Hamburg · Jens Gutsch · HCCR · Hamburg Container and Chassis Repair Company

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    HCCR expands rail transport for empty containers in Hamburg

    HCCR is expanding rail transport for empty containers in the Port of Hamburg, moving 20,000 units in 2025 to reduce truck traffic and emissions for destinations in Germany and Austria.

  2. 20 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    HCCR expands rail container transport to Austria and southern Germany

    HCCR is increasing rail transport of empty containers from Hamburg to southern Germany and Austria, utilizing a renovated rail connection to reduce road traffic and emissions.

Sources

blumenews.com · container-news.com · cyprusshippingnews.com · privatbahn-magazin.de