HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) - The final deliberations on the controversial planned entry of the world's largest shipping company MSC into the Hamburg port logistics company HHLA will take place on Tuesday (2 p.m.) in the specialized committees of the Hamburg Parliament. The Senate hearing is to be continued at the joint meeting of the Economic Committee and the Committee for Public Enterprises.

The Red-Greens plan to bring the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on board at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) in order to stabilize container handling. The city and the company, which is owned by the Italian shipping family Aponte, are to run HHLA as a joint venture in future, with the city holding a majority of 50.1 percent. To date, the city has owned around 70 percent of HHLA, which is listed on the stock exchange.

The city council must approve the plans, which is considered certain given the two-thirds majority of the SPD and the Greens. The opposition is critical of the deal - and feels that the Senate has not provided sufficient information about the details of the agreements./fi/DP/he