Positive the second trimester of the logistic group Panalpina



In according to trimester of the 2018 financial results of the logistic group Helvetic Panalpina they have recorded an increase regarding the same period last year in all the segments of activity, included that of shipments for marine way that after three trimesters is returned to mark an operating result of inferior positive sign even if of the -39,8% regarding according to trimester of 2017.

In the period April-june of this year the turnover clearly of the group is piled to 1,50 billion franchi Swiss, with an increment of +10.9% on the same trimester of 2017, of which 803,0 million produced from the shipment activities for aerial way (+14.7%), 562,4 million from the marine shipment activities (+8.7%) and 136,8 million from logistic other asset (- 0.7%). The EBITDA has attested 72,8 million franchi Swiss (to +101.2%) and the operating profit to 30,2 million franchi Swiss (+18.2%), of which 26,5 million generated from air shipments (+20.8%), 349 thousand franchi Swiss from marine shipments (- 39.8%) and 3,4 million franchi Swiss from logistic other asset (+9.4%). The profit clearly has been Swiss pairs to 19,5 million franchi (+10.8%).

In according to trimester of this year cargos enlivened from the group for aerial way they have been pairs to 249 thousand tons regarding 240 thousand in the correspondent period of 2017 and cargos enlivened for marine way to 380 thousand container teu regarding 383 thousand in the period April-june last year.

In the first semester of the 2018 turnover clearly of the group it has totaled 2,92 billion franchi Swiss, with a progression of +10.8% on the first half last year. EBITDA and EBIT have attested respective 137,2 million franchi Swiss (to +116.9%) and 54,7 million franchi Swiss (+30.3%) and the profit to 36,1 million franchi clearly Swiss (+20.6%).

"For the second half of the year - the managing director of Panalpina has asserted, Stefano Karlen - we preview an acceleration of the increase of the volumes is relatively to the air shipment activities that to those of marine shipment. 2017 - Karlen has remembered - have been a year record for the aerial transport, for which I confront will be arduous, and the uncertainties in the international relations will increase the volatility in the markets of the aerial transport and marine and probably they will determine a change of the flows of the commercial exchanges".