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In the 2017 portacontainer of the Hapag-Lloyd group they have transported 9,8 million teu (+29.0%)
The revenues have been pairs to about 9,97 billion euros (+28.9%)
February 28, 2018
The portacontainer of the company of German navigation Hapag-Lloyd in 2017, year in which the society it has carried to term the fusion with the company UASC that has entered in the period of consolidation of the Germanic society on May 24, 2017, have transported cargo volumes pairs to 9,8 million container teu, with an increment of +29.0% regarding 7,6 million teu in the year precedence.
The company has announced that last year, against the remarkable increase of the transported volumes, the transport total costs have recorded an increase of +25.5% having gone up to 8,0 billion euros regarding 6,4 million euros in 2016, rise - it has specified the shipowning society - generated mainly from the increase of the volumes transported but also from the increase of the average price of the bunker that has been pairs to 318 dollars/ton respect to a cost of the fuel pairs to 226 dollars/tons in 2016. Moreover Hapag-Lloyd has announced that the shipping charges in dollars for transported container teu have been pairs to 922 dollars, down of the -0,3% regarding 925 dollars/teu in 2016.
In the solo fourth trimester last year the transported volumes have been pairs almost 2,8 million teu, with an increase of +42.3% on the same period of 2016. The medium hire for container has turned out almost unchanged and pairs 1,030 dollars/teu regarding 1.033 dollars/teu in the quarter October-December of the year precedence.
The preliminary budget for year 2017 of the Hapag-Lloyd shows revenues pairs to 9,97 billion euros, with a progression of +28.9% regarding 7,73 billion euros in the year precedence. Much less important increment (+1.4%) of the level of the hire installments, with a medium rate that last year has been attested to 1.051 dollars/teu regarding 1.036 dollars/teu in 2016. The preliminary budget shows moreover an EBITDA of 1,05 billion euros (+73.8%) and an operating profit of 411 million euros (+225.2%).
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