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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded significant growth in the first quarter of 2025, despite the ongoing economic downturn in Germany, a tense geopolitical situation and uncertainty in global trade. The holding’s total revenue increased by 19.8% to €435.6 million, while operating profit (EBIT) increased by 86.6% to €32.5 million. Net profit after tax amounted to €7.9 million, compared to a loss of €1.1 million a year earlier. HHLA CEO Angela Titzrath noted that the rail container segment, a key area of ​​the strategy to strengthen the European logistics network, showed particularly strong results.

KTZ Express, together with the Port of Lianyungang and the Aktau Sea Trade Port, have launched a project to build a new container hub in Aktau. At a working meeting, representatives of the companies discussed key organizational and technical aspects of the first stage of construction, the completion of which is scheduled for the end of 2025.

According to Eurostat, the economy of the 20 eurozone countries grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025, beating forecasts of only 0.2%. However, experts point out that this result is largely distorted – a significant contribution to the overall statistics was made by Ireland, where GDP grew by 3.2% due to the activity of multinational corporations operating in the country for tax reasons.