Bending of the economic performances of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk



The worsening of the results of the branches Maersk Oil and Maersk Tankers has caused a total deterioration of the economic performances recorded in according to trimester of this year from group leader A.P. Møller-Mærsk that clearly has archived item the period with a profit of 856 million dollars on revenues for 14.163 million dollars, down respective of the -11% and of the -8% regarding the period April-june of 2012. EBITDA and EBIT have been attested respective to 2.971 million dollars (- 15%) and 1.763 million dollars (- 26%).

The A.P managing director. Møller-Mærsk, has been declared satisfied of the results achieved from the group: "we have obtained - Nils S. Andersen has commented - quarterly operating good results thanks to the improvement of the performances in various of our activities. Maersk Line has completed remarkable and important progresses and is time leader of the field in terms of profittabilità. Continuous APM Terminal to offer good results and Maersk Drilling has had the just better trimester than always thanks to remarkable operating performances. The oil production has been relatively contained, but now it has reached rock bottom and it will return to grow in the second half of the year. At the level of group - it has concluded Andersen - we clearly preview an ulterior progression of the performances and the increase with the constitution of a fifth unit "Core business" with the objective of a means profit billion of dollars in 2016". The next January, in fact, the Danish group will constitute the new called division Services & Other Shipping that will comprise the activities of the branches Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Tankers, Svitzer and Damco.

In according to trimester of the 2013 single Maersk Line, the company that work the services of line of the group, has recorded a profit clearly of 439 million dollars, in increase of 93% regarding 227 million dollars in the correspondent period last year. The revenues instead are diminished of the -9% coming down to 6,65 billion dollars to root cause of the bending of the hires. In the period April-june of this year the fleet of portacontainer of Maersk Line has transported cargo volumes pairs to 2,2 million container from 40 ' (feu), an analogous volume to that of according to trimester of 2012. The medium hire for feu has been pairs to 2.618 dollars, with a decrease of the -13,1% regarding 3.014 dollars/feu in according to trimester last year.

In according to trimester of this year managed harbour terminal from branch Dutch APM Terminals they have enlivened a containerized trade pairs to 9,1 million container from 20 ' (teu), stable regarding the same period of 2012. The branch has recorded an improvement of the economic results having totaled a profit clearly of 179 million dollars on revenues for 1.068 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 160 million dollars on revenues for 1.048 million dollars in according to trimester last year.

The branch Maersk Oil, assets in the field of the oil production and gas, have closed the second trimester of 2013 with a profit clearly of 249 million dollars (- 47%) on revenues for 2,06 billion dollars (- 24%), while the branch Maersk Tankers, than it takes care of producing the marine transport of crude oil, oil and gas, has archived item the period with a net loss of -274 million dollars on revenues for 447 million dollars respect to a net loss of -9% million dollars on revenues for 496 million dollars in the period April-june of 2012.

A.P. Møller-Mærsk previews to clearly conclude the entire exercise anniversary 2013 with a profit of about 3,3 billion dollars regarding 4,0 billion dollars in the exercise precedence. The Danish group has specified that the expected result for 2013 to clearly of the losses for value reduction and of the proceeds from investments is of about 3,5 billion dollars regarding 2,9 billion in year 2012.