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Hapag-Lloyd is preparing to close 2021 with a huge growth in financial results
The exceptional performances are the result of the extraordinary increase in the value of freight
February 1, 2022
The Hamburg-based company announced today that it plans to archive the 2021 annual financial year with record revenues of approximately €22.3 billion, an exceptional figure progression of +75% on the previous year that is the result essentially of the significant increase in the price of sea freight: last year year - specified the German company - the average rate for the transport of a 20-foot container (teu) was equal to 2,003 dollars, with an increase of +80% on 2020. On the other hand, the contribution to revenues generated by volumes is marginal transported by the fleet of container ships that in 2021 have reached a new record level having been equal to 11.9 million teu, but marked a modest growth compared to to 11.8 million teu transported the previous year.
The increase in the value of the operating margin was also extraordinary gross of the year 2021 which is expected to be equal to the record total of 10.9 billion euros (+304%) as well as that of the value of profit operating, expected to be equal to the record figure of 9.4 billion euros (+615%).
In addition, in 2021, every quarter recorded performances record financials, a trend that led to the last quarter of the year to total, with 7.3 billion euros, a new value record quarterly turnover, which showed an increase +114% on the period October-December 2020. In the fourth quarter of last year also the values of EBITDA and EBIT have reached new historical peaks being equal results respectively at about 4.0 billion euros (+353%) and 3.6 billion of euros (+688%).
In the fourth quarter of 2021, on the other hand, the volumes of goods in containers transported by the company's fleet have accused a decrease of -8% about having been equal to 2,9 million teu, while in the period the average freight has marked an increase of + 122% being state equal to 2,577 dollars/teu.
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The Hamburg-based company announced today that it plans to archive the 2021 annual financial year with record revenues of approximately €22.3 billion, an exceptional figure progression of +75% on the previous year that is the result essentially of the significant increase in the price of sea freight: last year year - specified the German company - the average rate for the transport of a 20-foot container (teu) was equal to 2,003 dollars, with an increase of +80% on 2020. On the other hand, the contribution to revenues generated by volumes is marginal transported by the fleet of container ships that in 2021 have reached a new record level having been equal to 11.9 million teu, but marked a modest growth compared to to 11.8 million teu transported the previous year.
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