The upward trend in the group's financial performance Danish shipping and logistics company A.P. Møller-Mærsk, which is in place since the end of last year, continued in the second quarter of 2024 even if the results of the period are still lower year-on-year. In the period April-June in 2024, the group's revenues amounted to 12.77 billion dollars, with an increase of +3.4% on the previous quarter and a decline -1.7% on the second quarter of 2023. EBITDA, EBIT and net profit stood at 2.14 billion, 963 million and 833 million respectively million dollars, with increases of +34.8%, +444.1% and +300.5% on the first quarter of 2024 and with declines of -26.2%, -40.1% and -44.0% on the second quarter of last year.

The current trend in the group's financial results is determined by the performance trend of the core business of the containerized maritime transport that in the second quarter of 2024 reported revenues of $8.37 billion, with a growth of +4.5% on the previous quarter and a decrease of -3.8% on the second quarter of 2023. If the operating costs, equal to 6.96 billion, remained stable compared to the first quarter of 2015. 2024, on the other hand, grew by +7.8% compared to the second quarter of 2023 mainly due to the +7.3% increase in handling of containers that totaled 2.42 billion and the increase of +28.3% in the costs for the purchase of the bunker amounted to 1.85 billion. EBITDA and EBIT for the second quarter of 2024 of the Containerized Ocean Transport Division are states of 1.41 billion and 470 million dollars, with increases of +47.2% and +770.4% over the first quarter of 2024 and with decreases -37.7% and -61.0% on the second quarter of 2023.

The volumes of containerized cargo transported by the fleet in the April-June period of this year marked variations positive economic and trend results having been equal to 3.1 million 40' containers (FEU), with an increase of +5.9% on the previous year, previous quarter and growth of +6.7% over the second quarter of 2023. So too the value of the average freight per container transported which was equal to 2,499 dollars/FEU, in growth of +5.5% on the previous quarter and +2.3% on the second quarter quarter of last year.

The results of the terminal division of the group are positive Danish company set up by the wholly owned subsidiary APM Terminals and its terminal subsidiaries which are fully owned or controlled by the Danish group. In the second quarter of 2024 port container terminals generated revenues of 1.09 billion, with an increase of +14.6% over the same period of 2023. EBITDA was €408 million (+23.3%) and profit operating margin of $353 million (+31.2%). In the second trimester of this year in the group's port terminals were 3.26 million containers handled (+6.8%).

Commenting on the results achieved in the period April-June of This year, Maersk Group Chief Executive Officer Vincent Clerc, highlighted that "our results of this quarter confirm that the performance across our businesses are going in the right direction. The market demand is has been consistent and, as we have all seen, the situation in the Red Sea continues to be unchanged, which leads to a Continued pressure on global supply chains. It is expected - he has specified Clerc - that these conditions will also characterize the the rest of the year".