Insight Focus
Hanseatic Global Terminals is Hapag-Lloyd’s port operator. It manages 22 terminals across 12 countries, supporting the group’s global network. In 2025, it acquired a majority stake in Le Havre’s CNMP terminal and ordered hybrid straddle carriers to boost efficiency and cut emissions.
Hanseatic Global Terminals is the Terminals and Infrastructure division of the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. It was founded in 2023 and has been operating under this brand since July 2024. The company is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and operates as an independent business unit.
Operational Profile
Hanseatic Global Terminals has a presence in 12 countries, operating 22 terminals across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Through its port operations arm, Hapag-Lloyd has established a presence in several key container ports around the world, including Hamburg (Germany), Le Havre (France), Tangier (Morocco), Port Everglades (US) San Antonio (Chile), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Nhava Sheva (India) and Tuticorin (India).
Hanseatic Global Terminals has announced plans for further investment in its portfolio, aiming to expand to more than 30 terminals by 2030.
Financial Performance Highlights
In the first quarter of 2025, Hanseatic Global Terminals delivered stable financial results. According to Hapag-Lloyd’s financial report, the “Terminal & Infrastructure Segment” of the German shipping group recorded USD 109 million in revenue, USD 36 million in EBITDA, and USD 15 million in EBIT, showing no significant change compared to the same period last year.
Despite the year-over-year stable financial performance of Hanseatic Global Terminals, its contribution to Hapag-Lloyd’s overall results remains negligible, as the group’s Q1 revenues exceeded USD 5.3 billion, EBITDA surpassed USD 1.1 billion and EBIT approached USD 490 million.
However, that is not a concern for the German shipping group. Like most other box carriers, Hapag-Lloyd is not focussed on increasing earnings and profits from its terminal division, but rather on strengthening its presence in key global trade hubs.
The company’s investments in terminals around the world are not aimed at boosting financial results, but at expanding its influence in the global shipping market and building a second pillar of strength—beyond its core liner operations—that can shape market trends and shift the dynamics of the port operations sector.
Recent Investment in France
The latest major investment by Hapag-Lloyd’s port and terminal operator was the acquisition of a majority stake in Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutentions Portuaires Le Havre (CNMP LH), the operator of the Atlantique container terminal in Le Havre, France. Specifically, Hanseatic Global Terminals acquired 60% of the shares in CNMP LH from the US-based Seafrigo Group, which retained the remaining 40%. The transaction was completed in March 2025.
Three months later, HGT announced an upgrade in the container handling capabilities of the French terminal with new equipment, placing an order for 14 hybrid straddle carriers from Finnish port equipment manufacturer Kalmar. Delivery of the new machines is scheduled for the second quarter of 2026.
Hanseatic Global Terminals stated that the new hybrid straddle carriers will be the first of their kind deployed at the French terminal and are expected to help CNMP LH reduce local emissions, fuel costs and noise levels.
