"Especially in challenging times, an efficient and reliable infrastructure is of central importance. The aim is to create a strong intermodal corridor between the EU and Ukraine, thereby contributing to economic integration – building bridges, as the name Eurobridge aptly implies. Ukraine is and remains important growth market with great potential for intermodal freight transport," Titzrath noted. HHLA has done business in Ukraine since 2001 and operates a container terminal in Odessa and holds a stake in the local rail operator Ukraine Intermodal Company (UIC). Expanding its involvement improves access to ports and ensures seamless hinterland connections along central transport corridors - from the north and Baltic Seas to the Black Sea.
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG expands its involvement in Ukraine at trans-shipment point for continental container transport
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is acquiring a 60 per cent share in the Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal LLC in Batiovo, western Ukraine, to bolster its position in European rail freight transport, a press release said Wednesday (June 4, 2025). The terminal named "HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo” will be operated as a joint venture between HHLA International GmbH and the Ukrainian investment company Fortior Capital LLC. Plans are being laid to link up the Eurobridge terminal to the HHLA's rail subsidiary Metrans. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Ukrainian competition authority.
Seamless connection from north to Black Sea
Eurobridge - bridge to Europe
The HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo terminal is located near the EU border at a central intersection of several international railway corridors, making it an important hub for freight traffic between Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia both of which are EU members. Thanks to its access to standard gauge (1,435 mm) and broad gauge (1,520 mm) tracks, the terminal is ideally suited as an interface between the European and Ukrainian logistics networks. The terminal would initially handle around 100,000 standard containers per annum. Capacity could be increased, if demand rises.
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