In the 2010 services of line of Hamburg Süd they have totaled revenues record for beyond 3,9 billion euros



In the 2010 volume of transactions of the shipowning society German Hamburg Süd (included that of the Aliança branch) it has grown of 38.7% attesting to 4,43 billion euros regarding 3,19 billion euros in the exercise previewing anniversary. In the field of the line transport the company has totaled revenues record for 3,93 billion euros (+44.8%), while in the section tramp the revenues are piled to 339 million euros (+21.1%).

Last year in the field of the line transport the company of Amburgo has transported cargo volumes pairs to about 2.871.000 container teu, with a progression of 23.2% regarding 2009. If in the 2010 transported volumes they are gone up to a advanced level regarding that pre-crisis (in the 2008 they were transported about 2,7 million teu), also the hire installments have recorded a resumption that however - for the routes served from the company - is not returned to the levels of 2008. Hamburg Süd has specified to have found towards the end of the 2010 increasing signs of a meaningful deterioration of the market, in particular regarding the hires.

At the end of the 2010 fleet of portacontainer of Hamburg Süd it was constituted by 113 ships (of which 36 of property) for a total ability to 371.000 teu (at the end to the 2009 they were 96 ships for 304,000 teu), while the fleet of ships to volandiere was formed by 56 ships (of which four of property) regarding 52 ships at the end of 2009.

In the course of the 2010 dependent number of the company it has grown of 53 units to a total of 4.099 (of which 3,505 employees to earth and 594 on board of the ships).

Hamburg Süd has evidenced the difficulty to formulate forecasts for the future in consideration of the persistent crisis economic-financial institution in some world-wide regions, in particular in Europe, of the political and social crises in existence, as those in the Africa North, and of the natural calamities, between which the floodings in Australia and the earthquake in Japan. The company has announced that in the first trimester of the 2011 transported cargo volumes they have been online with the expectations, while instead the hires they have turned out to be under pressure almost everywhere. To this the continuous increase of the price of the fuel comes abreast that - it has specified the company - cannot be transferred in sufficient measure on the customers with the application of surcharge.

This year Hamburg Süd previews to more increase of 10% the number of the dependent. The company has confirmed the intention to get ahead own strategy of increase of the quota property of own fleet of ships and container. Within the end of the 2010 German shipowning society it will take in delivery others eight new ships of "Saint" class (of the ability to 7.100 teu) and four smaller ships (from 3.800 teu); this is equivalent to an increment of 20% of the current ability to the fleet. Moreover last month the company has ordered the construction of six portacontainer from 9.600 teu with option for other four units of the same type that will be delivered in 2013-2014 and will come employees in the services for South America ( on 21 March 2011).