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shipowning group A.P. Møller-Mærsk has concluded the 2014 with a profit clearly record of 5,2 billion dollars (+38%)
Sensitive increase of the economic performances of the branches Maersk Line and APM Terminals
February 25, 2015
In 2014 shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has recorded a profit clearly anniversary record that has been pairs to 5,20 billion dollars, in increase of +38% about regarding 3,78 billion dollars in the exercise anniversary precedence. Last year the revenues of the group have been almost stable being itself attested to 47,57 billion dollars. The EBITDA has totaled an increment of +5% having been piled to 11,92 billion dollars, while the operating profit is diminished of the -19% coming down to 5,92 billion dollars.
The single Maersk Line, company of navigation of the Danish group that is world leader in the segment of the containerized marine transport, clearly has archived item 2014 with a profit of 2,34 billion dollars, with an increase of +55% on 2013. The revenues of the company have been pairs to 27,35 billion dollars (+4%) and the EBITDA to 4,21 billion dollars (+27%). Last year the fleet of portacontainer of Maersk Line has transported cargo volumes pairs to 9,44 million container from 40 ' (feu), with a progression of +7% about regarding 8,84 million feu in 2013. In the 2014 medium hire for container feu it has been pairs to 2.630 dollars (- 2%) and the average price of the fuel ton has been pairs to 562 dollars/(- 6%).
In the solo fourth trimester of the 2014 Maersk Line record of 655 million dollars has recorded a profit clearly, with an increase of +109% regarding 313 million dollars in the period October-December of the year precedence. The revenues are piled to 6,91 billion dollars (+7%) and the EBITDA to 1,15 billion dollars (+50%). In the last trimester last year the fleet of the company has transported 2,40 million feu (+10%). The medium hire for feu has been pairs to 2.581 dollars (- 3%) and the cost of the fuel is come down of the -13% to 512 dollars/ton.
Last year the harbour terminals of branch terminalista APM Terminals have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs to 38,3 million container from 20 ' (teu), with an increment of +6% about regarding 2013. APM Terminals has closed the exercise anniversary 2014 with a profit clearly of 900 million dollars on revenues for 4,46 billion dollars respect to a profit clearly of 770 million dollars on revenues pairs to 4,33 billion dollars in the exercise precedence. The EBITDA has been pairs to 1,01 billion dollars (+13%).
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