Considerable decrease of the results of Maersk Line in the third trimester



The shipowning group and logistic Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has archived item the third trimester of 2016 with an emphasized decrease of the economic results to which it has contributed the ulterior worsening of the performances of the active societies of the group in the segment of the containerized marine transport, that is company of navigation Maersk Line, world leader of the field of the line transport, and terminalista society APM Terminals.

In the third trimester of this year the Danish group has recorded a profit clearly of 438 million dollars on revenues pairs to 9,18 billion dollars, with decreases respective of the -44% and the -9% on the period July-september of 2015. EBITDA and EBIT have turned out pairs respective to 1,89 billion dollars (- 16%) and to 805 million dollars (- 33%).

In the first nine months of the 2016 group it has totaled a profit clearly of 780 million dollars on revenues pairs to 26,58 billion dollars, with bendings respective of the -77% and the -15% on the period January-september last year. EBITDA and EBIT have been attested to 5,26 billion dollars (- 29%) and 1,95 billion dollars (- 57%).

The single Maersk Line has concluded the third trimester of this year with a net loss of -116 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 264 million dollars in the correspondent period of 2015. The revenues are diminished of the -11% to 5,36 billion dollars. The EBITDA has been pairs to 325 million dollars (- 57%) and the operating result has been of sign negative for -153 million dollars respect to an operating profit of 303 million dollars in the third trimester last year.

In the third trimester of the 2016 fleet of portacontainer of Maersk Line (than in the period it has recorded an increment of +3.8% of the ability) has transported containerized cargo volumes pairs to 2,7 million container from 40 ' (feu), with an increase of +11% regarding 2,4 million feu in the same period of 2015. Still in decided decrease, even if less emphasized regarding the four trimesters precedence, he has turned out the medium hire for container feu that it has been pairs to 1.811 dollars, with a -16% regarding 2.163 dollars/feu in the third trimester of 2015. The managing director of the Danish group, Søren Skou, has evidenced that, if the medium hire has shown newly a bending regarding the correspondent trimester last year, "however, for the first time by the third trimester of 2014, the hires are increased of +5.5% regarding the trimester precedence". Still decreasing, even if also these more contained regarding the six trimesters precedence, it has turned out the average price of the fuel used from the ships of the fleet that has been pairs to 244 dollars/ton (- 25%).

In the first nine months of this year the fleet of Maersk Line has transported volumes of cargo pairs to a total of 7,7 million feu, with an increase of +8% on the correspondent period of 2015. In the first nine months of the 2016 revenues totaled from the navigation company they are piled to 15,39 billion dollars, with a reduction of -17%. The EBITDA has been pairs to 1,18 billion dollars (- 60%) and the EBIT has been of sign negative for -260 million dollars respect to a result of positive sign for 1,57 billion dollars in the period January-september last year. Of sign negative it has been also the economic result clearly that respect to a profit clearly of 1,48 billion dollars in the first nine months of 2015 has been attested to -230 million dollars.

Terminalista society APM Terminals has closed the third trimester of 2016 with revenues pairs to 1,06 billion dollars, with an light increment of +1% on the same period of 2015. The EBITDA is piled to 199 million dollars (- 9%), the EBIT to 171 million dollars (- 17%) and the profit clearly to 131 million dollars (- 25%).

In the first nine months of this year APM Terminals it has recorded revenues pairs to 3,09 billion dollars (- 4%), an EBITDA of 550 million dollars (- 15%), a EBIT of 435 million dollars (- 28%) and a profit clearly of 351 million dollars (- 33%).

In the third trimester of the 2016 managed harbour terminal from APM Terminals they have enlivened a containerized trade pairs to 9,5 million container from 20 ' (teu) and in the first nine months of the year a traffic pairs to 27,6 million teu, with increments respective of +7% and +2% on the correspondents periods of 2015.