In the 2011 result clearly of group A.P. Møller-Mærsk is diminished of 33%



In 2011 shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has recorded a profit clearly of 3,38 billion dollars, with a decrease of 33% regarding the exercise anniversary precedence. The revenues are increased of 7% attesting itself to 60,23 billion dollars. The EBITDA has been pairs to 14,66 billion dollars (- 8%) and the EBIT to 10,27 billion dollars (- 3%).

The bending of the results is determined by the losses generated from the activity of containerized marine transport, in which the group work through own companies of navigation Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC and Seago Line that altogether employ a fleet formed (on 31 December) from 254 ships for a 1.360.988 ability to container from 20 ' (245 ships for 1.297.095 teu on December 31, 2010). Last year such activities have totaled revenues for 27,29 billion dollars (+5%) and a net loss of 537 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 2,64 billion dollars in 2010.

In the 2011 fleet of portacontainer of the Danish group it has transported cargo volumes pairs to 8,1 million container from 40 ' (feu) regarding 7,3 million in the year precedence. The emphasized increase more of the volumes is recorded on the routes Asia-Europe (+16%), with Africa (+19%) and Latin America (+17%). The medium revenue for container feu has been altogether of 2.828 dollars regarding 3.064 dollars in 2010. The most important decrease of the revenues is recorded by the services Asia-Europe (- 19%). The group has announced that last year the average price of the fuel has been of 620 dollars/tons regarding 458 dollars/ton in 2010.

Last year branch terminalista APM Terminals has enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 33,5 million unit from 20 ' (teu) regarding 31,5 million teu in 2010. The field has totaled a profit clearly of 649 million dollars, decreasing of 18% on 2010. The revenues are increased of 10% to 4,68 billion dollars.

The Oil division & Gas of A.P. Møller-Mærsk has closed 2011 with a profit clearly of 2,06 billion dollars on revenues for 12,62 billion dollars, with increments respective of 24% and 23% on the year precedence. The Tankers division, Offshore has totaled a profit clearly of 740 million dollars on revenues for 5,93 billion dollars, in increase respective of 208% and 5% on 2010.

"For 2011 - the financial director of the Danish group has commented today, Trond Westlie - we bring back an acceptable result in consideration of the evolution of the marine hires in the course of the year. The markets - it has explained - are birds, but in the substance our activities are solid and competitive. There is an elevated question of our produced ones and of our services and great part of our main activities they have achieved good results".

"2012 - Westlie has said - will be still a challenging year and we will continue to concentrate ourselves on the results and to focus our investments for the increase on the terminals and the activities tied to the oil". The group previews to record 2012 with a result positive, but clearly inferior last year to that. In particular, a net loss generated from the activities of containerized marine transport and a considerably inferior result regarding 2011 is attended newly of the division Maersk Oil, while for APM Terminals an increase of the economic performance is previewed.

In the solo fourth trimester of 2011 group A.P. Møller-Mærsk has recorded revenues for 14,97 billion dollars, with an increase of 2% on the same period of 2010. The EBITDA is piled to 3,07 billion dollars (- 20%), the EBIT to 1,67 billion dollars (- 25%) and the profit clearly to 273 million dollars (- 67%).