In the first semester of the 2011 result clearly of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has grown of 3%



In the first half of 2011 shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has recorded a profit of clearly 14,54 billion Danish crowns (4,07 billion dollars) on revenues for 159,23 billion Danish crowns, with increments respective of 3% and 4% regarding the first semester last year. The EBITDA is piled to 43,65 billion Danish crowns (0%) and the EBIT to 34,60 billion Danish crowns (+13%). The results of the first expressed semester of this year in dollars show increases of 9% of the revenues, of 5% of the EBITDA, 20% of the EBIT and 8% of the profit clearly.

In according to trimester of the 2011 economic performance of the group they have turned out inferior to those of the correspondent period last year: the revenues are diminished of 3% to 80,12 billion Danish crowns, the EBITDA and the EBIT are dropped respective of 18% and of 6% to 21,15 billion and 18,25 billion Danish crowns and the profit clearly are diminished of 24% to 8,19 billion Danish crowns.

"Thanks to the good performances of our terminalistiche activities and those correlated to the oil field - the A.P managing director has commented. Møller-Mærsk, Nils S. Andersen - the group has obtained a satisfactory result for the first semester. As expected at the beginning of the year, the market of the shipping has crossed difficulty because of the increasing ability and previews that the slow down of the economic increase and the volatility of the market will continue also in the next trimesters. We have benefited from our solid position financial institution investing in our main activities and therefore we prepare ourselves in the long term to a continuous increase for profitable".

The division of containerized marine transport of the Danish group, constituted from the societies of navigation Maersk Line, Safmarine and MCC Transport, from the logistic society Damco and the constructor of Maersk container Industry Container, has closed the first semester of 2011 with revenues for the 70,47 billion one Danish crowns (0% on first semester 2010), an EBITDA of 5,79 billion Danish crowns (- 51%), a EBIT of 2,33 billion Danish crowns (- 69%) and a profit of clearly 2,09 billion Danish crowns (- 70%). The bending of the economic results is caused by the decided worsening of the performances in according to trimester of 2011, period that has been archived item with a net loss of 302 million Danish crowns on revenues for 35,42 billion Danish crowns respect to a profit of clearly 1,06 billion Danish crowns on revenues for 39,63 billion Danish crowns in according to trimester of 2010; the EBITA has been attested 1,41 billion to Danish crowns (- 84%), while the EBIT has been negative for 218 million Danish crowns respect to a positive EBIT for 6,17 billion Danish crowns in the period April-june last year.

In the first semester of this year the fleet of portacontainer of the Danish group has totaled transported volumes pairs to 3,8 million container from 40 ' (feu) regarding 3,6 million feu in the first half of 2010. A.P. Møller-Mærsk has announced that the medium hire of the first semester of 2011, included the surcharge for the bunker, has turned out inferior of 3% regarding same period last year (- 8% with exclusion of the soprannoli) and that in according to trimester of the 2011 hires they are diminished of 0.6% respect trimester precedence.

Al 30 last June the fleet of portacontainer of the group was constituted by 245 ships of property and 376 ships rental for a total ability pairs to 2, 4 million container from 20 ' (teu). In the course of the second half of the year of this year the group will take in delivery others nine portacontainer for an ulterior ability pairs to 55.000 teu.

In the first semester of the 2011 Oil division and Gas of the group it has totaled a profit of clearly 6,45 billion Danish crowns (+26% on first semester 2010) on revenues for 35,03 billion Danish crowns (+24%). The EBITDA and the EBIT are piled respective to 28,91 billion Danish crowns (+22%) and 23,22 billion Danish crowns (+36%).

In the first six months of the 2011 terminalistica division it has achieved a profit of clearly 1,62 billion Danish crowns (- 45%) on revenues for 11,77 billion Danish crowns (0%). The EBITDA has been of 2,73 billion Danish crowns (+16%) and the EBIT of 1,91 billion Danish crowns (- 44%). In the period the harbour terminals of A.P. Møller-Mærsk, acts through branch Dutch APM Terminals, have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 16,2 million container from 20 ', with an increment of enlivened 3% regarding 15,8 million teu in the first half of 2010.

The Tankers division and Offshore of the group has concluded the first six months of this year with a profit of clearly 1,33 billion Danish crowns (+38%) on revenues for 14,88 billion Danish crowns (- 9%). The EBITDA has been attested 4,74 billion to Danish crowns (+11%) and the EBIT to 1,76 billion Danish crowns (+46%).