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Decided improvement of the economic results of Shipping Lowers Lines Container
Last year the fleet of the Chinese company has transported 8,1 million container (- 1.2%)
March 30, 2015
Last year the fleet of the navigation company Lowers Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has transported containerized cargos for a total pairs almost 8,1 million teu, with a bending of the -1,2% regarding 2013. The contraction is determined mainly by the reduction of the volumes transported on the Chinese national routes that are piled at less than 3,2 million teu (- 10.1%). Down also the volumes transported on the transpacifiche routes that have been pairs to 1,3 million teu (- 3.9%). The cargo volumes with Europe and the Mediterranean have grown of +3.4% going up to 1,5 million teu. In increase also the volumes with Asia and Oceania, that they have totaled beyond 2,0 million teu (+13.3%).
CSCL has announced to have recorded a medium hire for container teu in the international traffics pairs to 5.228 yuan, in increase of +1.1% on 2013, and a medium hire for teu in the national traffics pairs to 1.824 yuan (+3.3%).
The total reduction of the volumes transported recorded in 2014 is produced by the happened in the second half of year and determined decrease of the -3,6% from the contractions of the -15,4% on the Chinese national routes and of the -8,8% on the transpacifiche routes.
In spite of the light decrease of cargos transported altogether from own fleet, CSCL has closed 2014 with a decided improvement of the economic results. The year 174 million dollars have been archived item with a profit of clearly 1,07 billion yuan () respect to a net loss of -2,58 billion yuan in the exercise anniversary precedence. The revenues have grown of +6.4% to 36,08 billion yuan. The operating result has been of positive sign for 1,96 billion yuan respect to operating liabilities of -2,42 billion yuan in 2013.
At the end of the 2014 cargo ability total of the fleet of the Chinese company, that it was constituted by 158 portacontainer, it was pairs to 726.613 teu, with an increase of +19% regarding on December 31, 2013.
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