Down the economic results of A.P. Møller-Mærsk although the return to the profit of Maersk Line



Shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk, although the return to a positive result of the branch Maersk Line, has archived item the second trimester of this year with a contraction of the economic performances regarding the same period of 2011. The managing director of the group, Nils S. Andersen, has manifested satisfaction for the results achieved in the period April-june of this year and for the return to the profit of Maersk Line, and has confirmed that A.P. Møller-Mærsk over the long term maintains own perspectives of increase also thanks to the passage to the production of many uncovered oil reservoirs from the group unchanged.

A.P. Møller-Mærsk has closed the second trimester of 2012 with a profit clearly of 965 million dollars, down of 39% regarding 1.570 million dollars in the correspondent period last year. The revenues are diminished of 1% attesting itself to 15.348 million dollars. The EBITDA and the EBIT are piled respective to 3.582 million dollars (- 12%) and 2.407 million dollars (- 31%).

In entire the first semester of the 2012 Danish group it has totaled a profit clearly of 2.140 million dollars, with a bending of 22% regarding the first half last year. The revenues are diminished of 1% to 29.664 million dollars. EBITDA and EBIT are dropped respective of 25% and 37% to 6.123 million and 4.068 million dollars.

In the second solo trimester of this year the operated fleet of portacontainer from the branch Maersk Line has transported cargo volumes pairs to 2,2 million container from 40 ' (feu), with a progression of 11% regarding the same period of 2011. The medium hire for container feu, thanks to the increases of the rates introduced from Maersk Line as from the other main companies of the field of the line transport, has recorded an increase of 4.2% having attested itself to 3.014 dollars.

Maersk Line has concluded the second trimester of the 2012 with a profit clearly of 227 million dollars respect to a net loss of 95 million dollars in the period April-june last year. The revenues, pushed out from the increase of the hires and the volumes, have grown of 17% to 7.322 million dollars. The EBITDA is increased of 166% to 694 million dollars and the EBIT has been positive for 265 million dollars respect to a EBIT negative for 49 million dollars in according to trimester of 2011.

The fleet of portacontainer of Maersk Line on 30 June had a consistency of 267 ships of property and 373 ships rental for a total cargo ability pairs to 2,7 million container from 20 ' (teu) respect to an ability to 2,4 million teu on June 30, 2011. If in this temporal arc the ability to the fleet of Maersk Line has recorded an increment of 12%, the ability to the world-wide fleet - it has specified the same Danish company - has totaled an increase of 7% going up to 16,1 million teu on 30 June.

In according to trimester of this year managed harbour terminal from branch terminalista Dutch APM Terminals they have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 9,1 million teu, with a progression of 7% regarding 8,4 million teu in the same period of 2011. In the period April-june of the 2012 APM Terminals has recorded a profit clearly of 160 million dollars and an EBITDA of 299 million dollars on revenues for 1.189 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 162 million dollars and an EBITDA of 265 million dollars on revenues for 1.151 million dollars in according to trimester of 2011.

Maersk Oil, branch that is active in the location and exploitation of oil and gasieri reservoirs, has closed the second trimester of this year with a profit clearly of 468 million dollars, with a decrease of 33% on the same period of 2011. The revenues are dropped of 22% to 2.724 million dollars and the EBITDA is diminished of 29% to 2.036 million dollars.

Group A.P. Møller-Mærsk previews to complete the entire exercise anniversary 2012 with a advanced or clearly light light inferior result to that of 3,4 billion dollars achieved in 2011.