In rise the results of the logistic group Panalpina



In the third trimester of this year the logistic group Panalpina has recorded a total improvement of the economic results having had archived item the period with a profit clearly of 25,2 million franchi Swiss on a turnover clearly of 1,72 billion franchi Swiss, with increments respective of +6% and +2% on the trimester July-september of 2013. The EBITDA is piled to 48,8 million franchi Swiss (+1%) and the operating result has remained stable to 34,3 million franchi Swiss.

In the third trimester of the 2014 total volume of shipments enlivened for marine way from the Helvetic group has been pairs to 429 thousand container teu, with a progression of +9% on the same period last year. Such of 743 million franchi clearly Swiss activity has generated a turnover (+3%), an EBITDA of 13,8 million franchi Swiss (- 6%) and a EBIT of 8,9 million franchi Swiss (- 13%). The volume of air shipments enlivened by Panalpina has been pairs to 213 thousand tons (+4%) and of 794 million franchi the clearly Swiss activity has produced a turnover (+6%), an EBITDA of 33,4 million franchi Swiss (- 13%) and an operating result of 28,0 million franchi Swiss (- 16%). Logistic other asset operated by of 188,9 million franchi the clearly Swiss group has generated a turnover (- 17%), an EBITDA of 1,6 million franchi Swiss respect to a result of Swiss sign negative for -4,5 million franchi in the correspondent period of a 2013 and operating result of Swiss sign negative for -2,6 million franchi respect to operating liabilities of -9,2 million franchi Swiss in the third trimester of 2013.

In the first nine months of the 2014 group has totaled a profit clearly of 69,2 million franchi Swiss on a turnover clearly of 4,96 billion franchi Swiss, respective with an increment of +11% and a decrease of the -1% on the period January-september last year. Swiss EBITDA and EBIT are increased respective of +5% and +1% to 137,5 million and 94,4 million franchi.

In the first nine months of this year the marine shipments enlivened of the group have been pairs to 1,2 million container teu, in increase of +8% on the same period of 2014. The turnover clearly of marine shipments has been attested 2,11 billion franchi Swiss (to +1%), the EBITDA to 31,0 million franchi Swiss (- 20%) and the EBIT to 16,0 million franchi Swiss (- 40%). The volume of air shipments has been pairs to 630 thousand tons (+4%) and of 2,30 billion franchi the clearly Swiss section has produced a turnover (+2%), an EBITDA of 101,1 million franchi Swiss (- 4%) and an operating result of 85,3 million franchi Swiss (- 8%). Logistic other asset of 545,8 million franchi clearly Swiss has generated a turnover (- 20%), an EBITDA of 5,3 million franchi Swiss, respect to a result negative for -13,7 million franchi Swiss in the period January-september of 2013, and Swiss operating liabilities of -6,9 million franchi respect to operating liabilities of -26,7 million franchi Swiss in the first nine months last year.

the managing director of Panalpina, Peter Ulber, has been declared particularly satisfied of the progresses recorded from the Logistics division, "where - it has explained - we have reduced the losses in meaningful way and we are next to the break-even. Also we have shown - it has added - continuous a good increase of the volumes in the aerial transport and an emphasized increase a lot of the volumes in the marine transport".