Employees

At the end of the first half of 2016, HHLA employed a total of 5,421 people. Compared with the figure as of 31 December 2015, the number of employees rose by 76 or 1.4 %. In geographical terms, the workforce was concentrated mainly in Germany, with 3,642 staff members (31 December 2015: 3,656), most of whom are based in Hamburg. This corresponds to a share of 67.2 % (31 December 2015: 68.4 %). The number of staff employed abroad rose by 5.3 % to 1,779 in the first half of 2016 (31 December 2015: 1,689). This is mainly due to the further expansion of the Intermodal companies in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other Central and Eastern European countries. The Intermodal segment hired a total of 105 new employees and now has a headcount of 1,554. By contrast, headcount in the holding company and the Container, Logistics and Real Estate segments fell slightly by a total of 29 in the first half of 2016.