Hili Company Limited

Name

Hili Company Limited

Legal name

Hili Company

Website

https://hili.company

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Operations and Maritime Logistics

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Marine Cargo Handling (48832), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Terminal Operating Services & Management (Terminal Operator / Concessionaire) (TLAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Container terminal operations
• Maritime logistics services
• Renewable energy generation
• Real estate development
• Freight forwarding services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Gwann

HQ country

Malta

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Port Terminal Operations: Revenue from container handling, storage, and port services at three terminals: Baltic Container Terminal (Latvia), Terminal Intermodale Venezia (Italy), and Durres Container Terminal (Albania). Capacity totals 1.19 million TEUs per annum across all terminals.
2. Logistics and Freight Services: Mariner Shipping provides ship agency, marine operations, freight forwarding (FCL, LCL, air freight, road transport), customs brokerage, warehousing, distribution, and courier services. Also offers time-critical solutions for pharmaceuticals and aircraft spare parts.
3. Mariner Logistics Warehousing: 85,000 square metres of covered warehousing in Italy and Latvia, including customs zone facilities. Services include general storage, container stripping/stuffing, distribution, and cargo inspection.
4. Renewable Energy Production: Hili Energy operates solar farms in Malta (2.4MW Benghajsa) and Latvia (1.1MW at BCT rooftop), generating clean electricity. Future projects include solar and biomass opportunities in Malta, Latvia, Italy, Albania, and Croatia.
5. Real Estate Development: Hili Twenty Two develops and sells luxury residential and commercial properties. Current portfolio includes Strickland House (37 residential units in Valletta) and Merkela building (commercial premises in Riga).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hili Company is a privately held Maltese holding company operating three container terminals across Europe — Baltic Container Terminal in Latvia, Terminal Intermodale Venezia in Italy, and Durres Container Terminal in Albania — with a combined annual capacity of 1.19 million TEUs. The group also runs integrated ship agency, freight forwarding, warehousing, and IT services through Mariner subsidiaries, develops renewable energy assets (solar farms and biomass cogeneration plants), and invests in luxury and commercial real estate through Hili Twenty Two.

Product overview

Hili Company is an international holding company based in Malta with roots dating back to 1923, operating a diversified portfolio of businesses focused on maritime/logistics, renewable energy, and real estate. The core business is Mariner, a specialist investor, developer and operator of seaport container terminals managing three terminals: Baltic Container Terminal (Latvia), Terminal Intermodale Venezia (Italy), and Durres Container Terminal (Albania). Supporting the terminal operations are Mariner Shipping (ship agency and logistics services), Mariner Logistics (warehousing and distribution), and Mariner Technologies (IT services and Navis N4 system integration). The renewable energy segment operates through Hili Energy, which develops solar farms (Benghajsa in Malta, BCT rooftop in Latvia) and biomass cogeneration plants in Croatia. The real estate arm Hili Twenty Two invests in prime properties in Malta and Latvia, including the Strickland House luxury residential project. Additional portfolio investments include Manoel Island Yacht Yard and Marina, and Enacap financial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mariner Shipping: Ship agency and marine services, freight forwarding, logistics, warehousing, express courier, time critical solutions and project cargo services in Malta
• Mariner Logistics
• Mariner Technologies
• Manoel Island Yacht Yard
• Enacap

Products and services

• Container Terminal Operations
• Ship Agency and Marine Services
• Freight Forwarding and Logistics
• Warehousing and Distribution
• Strickland House Luxury Residences
• Merkela Commercial Building
• Renewable Energy Generation
• IT Services for Ports and Logistics
• Financial Services (Enacap)
• Yacht Yard Services
• Marina Berthing Services
• Corporate Bond Issuance (Mariner Finance)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40%+ throughput increase at Durres Container Terminal during Mariner's management period
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• China MerchantsstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2019Memorandum of Understanding signed for cargo discharge at BCT with subsequent transportation to Belarus via road/rail. Strategic partnership for cross-border e-commerce and logistics.
• MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) / MarinvestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Joint venture partner in Terminal Intermodale Venezia since 2003. Marinvest is an MSC subsidiary. TIV is the leading container terminal in the Port of Venice. Concession renewed for 25 years (2025-2050) with €110 million investment programme.
• Unifeeder S/AcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping is the exclusive local agent for Unifeeder S/A in Malta and Libya. Unifeeder offers first-class feeder service with comprehensive network of global connections.
• DSV A/ScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping is the local partner for DSV A/S, one of the world's top freight forwarders, providing international logistics network access.
• Peters and MayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping is the local partner for Peters and May, a global yacht carrier, providing yacht logistics services.
• Time:Matters (Lufthansa Cargo)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping is the local partner for Time:Matters, specializing in time-critical solutions particularly for life-saving pharma, aircraft spare parts, and ship/yacht parts.
• Delavag (Lufthansa subsidiary)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping is the local partner for Delavag for marine cargo insurance services.
• DP World Group (UFS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariner Shipping appointed exclusive UFS (United Feeder Service) agent in Malta. UFS is an independent company within the DP World Group offering first-class feeder services.
• HROTE (Croatian Energy Market Operator)coreOthersHili Energy's biomass cogeneration plants in Croatia will sell all electricity produced to HROTE at a Feed-in Tariff (FIT).
• NAVIScoreTechnology or IntegrationNAVIS N4 terminal operating system deployed across all container terminals. Mariner Technologies provides customization and integration services for NAVIS systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Luka Koper: Luka Koper operates the Port of Koper in Slovenia — the principal Adriatic competitor to Hili's Terminal Intermodale Venezia and Durres operations. Directly comparable as a regional multi-purpose port on the same Mediterranean/Adriatic trade corridor with container, general cargo and logistics services.
• Contship Italia: Contship Italia operates container terminal and intermodal rail services at La Spezia, Ravenna and other Italian ports. Comparable as a domestic Italian container terminal operator with intermodal logistics, directly competing with TIV in the Northern Adriatic market.

Direct peers

• PSA International: PSA International operates flagship terminals in Singapore, Belgium (PSA HNN) and across the world. As a state-backed global container terminal operator with advanced automation, PSA represents the upper-bound benchmark for terminal operating efficiency and scale that Hili/Mariner's BCT 5G initiative aspires toward.
• APM Terminals: APM Terminals, a Maersk subsidiary, operates a global network of container terminals and integrated logistics services. Comparable to Hili/Mariner in container terminal operations with backing from a major shipping line, advanced TOS deployment, and inland logistics integration.
• ICTSI (International Container Terminal Services Inc.): ICTSI operates container terminals in the Philippines, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, and Europe (including operations in Croatia and Albania region). Comparable as a publicly-listed, emerging-market-focused container terminal operator pursuing similar growth-via-concession and brownfield acquisition strategy.
• Eurogate Group: Eurogate operates container terminals in Germany (Bremerhaven, Hamburg) and other European locations, with integrated logistics services. Comparable as a European-focused container terminal operator with multi-port network and logistics diversification similar to Hili's three-terminal Southern European model.
• DP World: DP World is one of the world's largest container terminal operators with a portfolio of marine terminals and integrated logistics parks globally. Comparable to Hili/Mariner as a competing container terminal operator with diversified port-related services; Hili's Mariner Shipping is even an agent for DP World's UFS unit in Malta.
• HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik): HHLA operates container terminals in Hamburg, Tallinn (Estonia), and tri-modal logistics facilities in Germany. Directly comparable as a mid-sized European container terminal operator with multi-country port footprint and integrated intermodal logistics — closest like-for-like scale peer to Hili/Mariner.
• Hutchison Ports: Hutchison Ports (CK Hutchison) operates the world's largest network of container terminals across Europe, Asia and the Americas. David Robinson, Hili's Director of M&A, previously led container terminal development at Hutchison Ports in Hong Kong, making it a directly relevant comparable on business model and scale aspiration.

Broad incumbents

• CMA CGM (Terminal Link): CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, operates a portfolio of container terminals globally through Terminal Link and other JVs. Comparable as a vertically-integrated shipping line + terminal operator model, similar to the MSC/Marinvest relationship Hili has at TIV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mariner-finance-plc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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