The Study Centre of Fedespedi, the federation of companies of Spedizione Italiane, presented its eighth annual analysis on the economic and financial performance of the main companies of world containerized shipping that this year has taken in examination of the 2022 financial statements of 10 carriers in the sector (COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Maersk, Wan Hai, Yang Ming, ZIM, ONE). The document notes that last year container traffic, which has turned out pairs to 173,7 million teu regarding 180,8 million in 2021, felt the effects of the geopolitical crisis and the war in Ukraine recording a decrease of -3.9%. The Contraction in traffic also affected the level of demand and freight rates that from February 2022 have begun to record a trend decreasing until reaching a decrease in June 2023 percentage of -74% compared to January 2020.

The analysis notes that in 2022 shipping companies, Despite the lower number of containers handled, they were able to still enjoy the positive effects of the sharp rise in freight rates in terms of turnover, with percentage increases on 2021 between +13% and +109% and above all final results with peaks over +400%: Important resources that have enabled companies to navigation to meet past debts or to preserve liquidity for future investments, or to consolidate integration strategies launched in previous years.

This year's edition also includes a focus on results of the first quarter of 2023 which highlights how in the period the drastic downsizing of traffic and freight has led to heavy Reductions in turnover, on average more than -50% compared to same period in 2022, with earnings averaging 80% lower compared to the first quarter of 2022.