"K" Linens, MOL and NYK close the third trimester of fiscal year 2015 with a decrease of the economic performances



In the third trimester of the fiscal year 2015, conclusosi 31st December, the three main Japanese shipowning societies have recorded a total deterioration of the economic results produced mainly from the losses totaled in the segment of activity of the containerized marine transport and from the contraction of the results in the segment of the marine bulk transport.

the group Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has closed the period October-December of 2015 with a net loss of -31,9 billion yen (269 million dollars) respect to a profit of clearly 8,4 billion yen in the correspondent period of the fiscal year precedence. The revenues are diminished of -5,9% coming down to the 568,4 billion one yen and the operating profit is dropped of -34,4% to the 8,5 billion one yen. In the single segment of the transport of line NYK it has totaled a net loss of -6,9 billion yen respect to a profit of clearly 1,0 billion yen in the last trimester of 2015 and the revenues are diminished of -1,6% coming down to the 168,6 billion one yen. In the segment of the bulk transport revenues for 226,9 billion yen (- 8.9%) and a profit of clearly 13,7 billion yen (- 24.3% are recorded).

the group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has archived item the third trimester of fiscal year 2015 with a profit of clearly 13,5 billion yen, in increase of +1.3% on the same period of the exercise precedence. The revenues are diminished of -9,3% attesting itself to the 412,4 billion one yen and the operating profit is piled to 1,4 billion yen (- 57.8%). In the single field of portacontainer MOL it has recorded a net loss of -9,2 billion yen on revenues for 172,2 billion yen respect to a net loss of -10,0 billion yen on revenues for 201,8 billion yen in the period October-December of 2014. In the field of the bulk the revenues have been pairs to 201,9 billion yen (- 4.1%) and the profit to clearly 15,7 billion yen (+3.9%).

In the third trimester of the fiscal year the 2015 group Kasawaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Linens) has recorded a net loss of -2,4 billion yen on revenues for 309,4 billion yen respect to a profit of clearly 11,8 billion yen on revenues for 355,3 billion yen in the same period of the exercise precedence. The operating result has been of sign negative for -3,6 billion yen respect to an operating profit of 15,4 billion yen in the period October-December of 2014. The single activity of the fleet of portacontenitori of the Japanese group has generated a net loss of -7,3 billion yen on revenues for 145,1 billion yen respect to a profit of clearly 8,7 billion yen on revenues for 174,3 billion yen in the third trimester of exercise 2014, while in the section of the marine bulk transport a profit of clearly 7,5 billion yen (- 50.9%) on revenues for 149,1 billion yen (- 6.4% is totaled).