Hapag-Lloyd is satisfied for the increase of the economic results, but disappointed for the decrease of the returns



In according to trimester of this year company of German navigation Hapag-Lloyd it has recorded an improvement of own economic results regarding the correspondent period of the 2012 graces to a cost reduction (in particular those for the transport of the container and the purchase of services) and to an light bending of the cost of the bunker (622 dollars/ton regarding 694 dollars/ton in according to trimester of 2012) and in spite of a bending of the volume of transactions determined from a contraction of the hires. The shipowning society has closed the period with a profit clearly of 20,9 million euros respect to a net loss of -7,3 million euros in the period April-june last year. The revenues are diminished of 4.9% attesting to 1,71 billion euros, while the operating costs are dropped of 9.2% coming down almost 1,5 billion euros. The EBITDA and the EBIT are piled respective to 147,8 million and 60,9 million euros regarding 102,0 million and 24,1 million euros in according to trimester last year.

In according to trimester of the 2013 fleet of the German company it has transported cargo volumes pairs to 1,4 million container teu, in increase of 2.3% on the same period last year. The medium hire for container teu has been pairs to 1.499 dollars, with a bending of 6.0% regarding 1.594 dollars in the period April-june of 2012.

Commenting these results chairman of Hapag-Lloyd, Michael Behrendt, it has emphasized that "the increases of the hires are indispensable so that the navigation companies can return to earn stablily. Even if we are successful to introduce light increases of the July hires at the beginning - it has specified - this is not still sufficient and is announced ulterior increases of the hires".

In entire the first semester of the 2013 company it has totaled a net loss of -72,7 million euros respect to a net loss of -139,7 million euros in the first half last year. The revenues are diminished of 1.1% to 3,36 billion euros. The EBITDA has grown of 112.4% to 171,8 million euros and the EBIT has been of positive sign for 2,0 million euros respect to a result of sign negative for -78,9 million euros in the first six months of 2012.

In the first semester of this year the fleet of Hapag-Lloyd has transported 2,7 million teu (+1.2%) and the company has recorded a medium hire for teu pairs to 1.522 dollars (- 1.1%), level - has evidenced the company - that he is unsatisfactory so as was already that last year.

Al 30 last June the consistency of the fleet of Hapag-Lloyd was of 154 ships (of which 63 of property) for a cargo ability pairs to 733 thousand container teu regarding 144 ships (59 of property) for an ability pairs to 670 thousand teu on 31 December.