METRANS to Build Container Terminal as Logistics Center

The construction of the METRANS Group's container terminal - for which the laying the foundation stone this Thursday in Zalaegerszeg - will create a new logistics center in Hungary and increase the region's investment attractiveness.

The cost of the southwestern Hungarian investment that promises to create 120 new jobs is close to HUF 16 billion, a quarter of which is covered by Hungarian taxpayers through a government decision.

As Péter Kiss, Chairman of the Executive Board of the METRANS Group highlighted, “there won’t just be a Metrans hub terminal in Zalaegerszeg – it will also be a central point for the entire European rail freight transport. Our investment shows how important Hungary is for the further development of the Metrans intermodal network.”

METRANS Group, which is engaged in intermodal freight transport as a subsidiary to the Germany-based HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) concern, has been serving the transportation needs of various European countries with its railroad system and container terminal network. The company, with a staff of over 2,000 employees, offers efficient and environment-friendly logistics solutions to its customers in Central and Eastern Europe, as part of the container freight transportation service provided in Europe's leading ports.

It was in 2017 that METRANS opened its first fully-owned Hungarian terminal in Budapest. Its international network, however, currently consists of 17 rail terminals. Zalaegerszeg has been selected for the site of the company's second terminal in the country, which is expected to grow into a significant hub in the future, on the transportation line connecting the ports of Southern and South Eastern Europe, namely Trieste, Koper and Rijeka with the European markets. The building of the terminal will support Hungary in becoming one of the most competent logistics centres in Europe.