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Decided rise of the operating result of Hapag-Lloyd
The German company has closed the second trimester with a net loss of 7,3 million euros
August 14, 2012
In according to trimester of this year shipowning companion German Hapag-Lloyd it has recorded a net loss of 7,3 million euros respect to a net loss of 10,6 million euros in the correspondent period of 2011. The revenues have grown considerably attesting itself to 1.793, 8 million euros (+20.9%). In decided increase, however, also the costs correlated to the transport activities, to root cause of the ulterior rise of the cost of the fuel and the expenses for the purchase of services, that they are piled to 1.612, 4 million euros (+25.8%). The EBITDA has been pairs to 102 million euros (+20.0%) and the EBIT to 24,1 million euros (+46.1%).
"In according to trimester - the president of the German company has commented, Michael Behrendt - Hapag-Lloyd has increased the level of the hires with remarkable success. After the first trimester, that she is seasonally always weak person, this means that we are returned to an operating profit because we have a efficient system of management of the costs and have always given priority to the quality of the prices regarding the transport volumes. However the ulterior increase of the expenses for the bunker and other energetic costs has prevented to us to record a still better result".
In according to trimester of the 2012 fleet of Hapag-Lloyd container has transported cargo volumes 1.359.000 pairs to teu, with a progression of 1.6% regarding 1.337.000 teu in the period April-june last year. The medium hire for teu has been of 1.594 dollars regarding 1.531 dollars in according to trimester of 2011.
Al the 30 last June fleet of the company was constituted by 147 portacontainer (56 of property) for cargo a total ability to 667.000 teu regarding 144 portacontainer (58 of property) for an ability to 651.000 teu on June 30, 2011. While 5th July Hapag-Lloyd has taken in delivery Hamburg Express, ship that will be christened next friday to Amburgo and that it is before ten new portacontainer of the ordered ability to 13.200 teu from the company.
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