As well as the other leading European logistics group Kuehne+Nagel ( of 25 July 2023), Denmark's DSV also closed the first half of the year, and Second quarter of this year with financial results significantly lower than in the corresponding periods of 2022, However, recording growth compared to performance before the Covid-19 pandemic and also compared to the 2020s and 2021 when the health crisis, at its peak, had as Effect a sharp increase in the economic results of companies that operate in the same fields of activity as DSV.

In the second quarter of this year, DSV's revenues were amounted to DKK 37.7 billion (EUR 5.1 billion), with decreases of -39.9% on the same period of 2022 and -0.3% on the same period of 2021 and with increases of +31.1% on the second quarter of 2020 and +87.9% on the second quarter of 2019. The air freight forwarding activities alone generated equal revenues to 12.2 billion crowns (respectively -51.4%, -14.3%, +0.9% and +166.6%), shipping to 10.7 billion (-51.3%, -7.9%, +52.8% and +111.5%), shipping activities via road to 9.6 billion (-10.9%, +11.4%, +38.1% and +23.2%) and the other logistics activities Revenues of SEK 5.9 billion Danes (-4.6%, +47.6%, +81.1% and +87.4%). EBITDA was 6.0 billion crowns (-30.8%, +32.5%, +64.3% and +146.7%) and profit operating of €4.7 billion (-36.9%, +31.8%, +80.1% and +188.5%), with a contribution of 3.6 billion from sea and air shipments (-42.0%, +25.7%, +69.2% and +227.0%), of 525 million from road shipments (-7.2%, +10.3%, +99.6% and +55.3%) and 613 million crowns from other logistics solutions (-18.6%, +120.5%, +162.0% and +209.8%). DSV closed the period April-June 2023 with a net profit of almost DKK 3.4 billion (-33.4%, +33.6%, +142.8% and +193,7%).

In the second quarter of this year the volume of shipments Aircraft handled by the group was 316 thousand tons (-21.4%, -9.4%, +10.1% and +85.8%) and that of sea shipments of 642 thousand container teu (- 7.1%, +12.0%, +25.3% and +64.0%).

In the entire first half of 2023, revenues totalled SEK 78.7 billion, with percentage changes respectively -36.5%, +10.1%, +40.3% and +96.4% on the first six months of 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. EBITDA was 12.0 billion (-27.0%, +39.7%, +90.8% and +154.3%), operating profit of 9.4 billion (-32.8%, +41.3%, +124.4% and +204.0%) and net profit of €6.7 billion of Danish kroner (-29.5%, +37.2%, +287.1% and +215.4%). In the first six months of this year the volumes of shipments made areas were pairs to 644 thousand tons (- 20.8%, -6.0%, -0.5% and +89.2%) and those of shipments sea to more than 1,2 million container teu (-9.4%, +6.6%, +13.1% and +63.7%).

Regarding the future prospects, the CEO of DSV, Jens Bjørn Andersen - announcing results today achieved in the first half of 2023 - noted that "the Market development is still uncertain, although we find signs of stabilisation and we expect to be in the coming quarters a gradual improvement in world traffic volumes".