Contraction of the economic performances of Panalpina in according to trimester



The logistic group Panalpina has concluded the second trimester of this year with a clearly consolidated profit of 17,3 million franchi Swiss, with a bending of Swiss 46.0% regarding 32,0 million franchi in the period April-june of 2011. The clean revenues are increased of 2.4% attesting itself 1.667, 6 million franchi Swiss ones. EBITDA and EBIT have recorded a Swiss decrease respective of 37.5% and 48.5% to 33,6 million and 22,8 million franchi.

The group clearly has archived item the first semester of 2012 with Swiss a net loss of 23,1 million franchi respect to a profit of 66,9 million franchi Swiss in the first half last year. The clean revenues of the first six months of the 2012 are piled to 3.207, 5 million franchi Swiss (- 2.2%); the EBITDA has been positive for 8,8 million franchi Swiss (- 92.0%), while the operating result has been negative for 12,0 million franchi Swiss respect to an operating profit of 90,7 million franchi Swiss in the period January-june of 2011.

The managing director of Panalpina, Monika Ribar, has emphasized as the performances of the group in according to trimester of this year have been better regarding those of the market: "we are successful - it has explained - to earn market shares. We have made better of the market not only in the marine transport, but also in the aerial transport, field in which the market it has recorded an ulterior decrease in according to trimester of 2012".

The Helvetic logistic group has specified to have totaled in according to trimester of a 2012 increment of 7% of the marine shipment volume, regarding +3% fact to mark from the market, while the groos profit for transported container teu has turned out down of 5%. Altogether in according to trimester of this Panalpina year it has confiscated a revenue clearly deriving from marine shipments Swiss pairs to 657 million franchi (+16.5% on the same period of a 2011) and groos profit of 110 million franchi Swiss (+1.9%). "In the section of the marine transport - Monika Ribar has commented - the repentini you increase of the relative important hires broken by the companies have determined a turbulence of the margins; however, thanks to our volumes record, we have been able to ulteriorly increase the gross profit of the division".

In the field of the air shipments Panalpina it has recorded a decrement of 3% of the volumes transported regarding according to trimester of 2011, against a decrease of 4% of the market. The groos profit for transported ton is come down of 3%. In the period April-june of this year the activities of aerial transport operated by the group have generated Swiss clean revenues for 792 million franchi (- 5.4%) and a groos profit of 162 million franchi Swiss (- 6.4%).

For the next Panalpina months it previews a moderated improvement of the market of air shipments and marine: "in according to trimester of 2012 - it has specified Monika Ribar - we expect an light resumption of the market of the aerial transport and a prosecuzione of the increase of the market of the marine transport. They seem improbable - second the managing director of the Swiss group - ulterior meaningful increases of the hires of the goods for aerial and marine way". For entire the 2012 Panalpina it considers that the section of the aerial transport will record a contraction of 1%, while that of the marine transport will grow of 3-4%.

While in recent days to Milan an encounter between the representatives of the branch Italian Panalpina Italy and some governmental civil employees of the city of Wuhan to the aim has held to discuss the solutions in order to improve the logistics and the transport of goods, included those of the field fashion, from and towards the Chinese city. Panalpina has evidenced as China has become the "consumer more important market" for the great Italian names of the fashion and as the Italian exports of the field towards this Country they have reached a value of 2,57 billion dollars in the course in 2011. Up to now - it has explained the logistic group - the main take-off points in the Chinese market for this flow of traffic have been the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but other cities as Wuhan are assuming under this aspect a more and more important role.

In occasion of the encounter Ruan Changfa, that she has guided the Chinese delegation constituted by ten accompanied governmental civil employees by Charles Chen, operating responsible for the Panalpina office to Wuhan, has asked the representatives of the Helvetic logistic group to not only consider Wuhan as one I unwind aerial international, but also as a strategic center of distribution inside of China. "With a considerable presence and taking into consideration the favorable relations with the local government - the director Marketing & Sales di Panalpina Italy has declared, Gerry Famà - we are sure ready to work in tight partnership with our customers, to the aim to pick the opportunities who this Chinese market emergent is offering and will offer in the near future".