51. Auditing fees

In both the reporting year and the previous year, fees for auditing the financial statements primarily consisted of fees for the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the audits of the financial statements of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) and its domestic subsidiaries, and the review of the interim financial statements. They also cover the project-related reviews relating to the introduction of IFRS 16. The other certification services primarily encompass the review of the non-financial report pursuant to ISAE 3000 (Revised). Other services were also rendered in the form of workshops relating to strategic projects.  PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was appointed as the auditor for the 2019 financial year, as in the previous year.