Like the main competitors in the transport market containerized shipping, in the second quarter of 2026 also the China's COSCO Shipping Holdings has seen a recovery in financial and operational performance, with a fleet that in the period increased by +8.3% the volumes of cargo transported, which were Results of 7.36 million TEUs compared to 6.80 million TEUs in the same period last year. The growth in quantity of the goods embarked on the group's ships were towed by the sharp increase of +22.0% in traffic handled on the routes which amounted to 1.39 million TEUs. The increase in traffic on the Asia-Europe routes was also significant, which was 1.13 million TEUs (+10.8%). On domestic routes 1.63 million TEUs (+5.8%), on those 2.40 million TEUs (+4.6%) and on other routes 818 thousand TEUs (+1.3%).

In the period April-June of that year, the group's revenues were states amounting to 61.12 billion yuan ($8.9 billion), with an increase of +17.6% over the second quarter of 2025. A lot the increase in operating costs that have totaled 46.55 billion yuan (+8.1%). Operating profit was amounted to €6.92 billion (+79.1%) and net profit to €8.78 billion yuan (+26.1%).

In the first half of 2026, revenues stood at 111.92 billion yuan ($16.6 billion), up by +2.6% on the first half of last year. Revenues alone determined by maritime transport activities containerized, which are operated by the company wholly COSCO Shipping Lines subsidiary and the OOIL/OOCL subsidiary, are states amounted to $14.12 billion (+4.9%), of which $13.14 billion billions of dollars generated by international maritime services (+4.6%) and €6.78 billion from national maritime services (+5.2%) to in addition to 4.67 billion dollars of revenues produced by the OOCL ships (+5.5%). The only revenues generated by COSCO Shipping Lines amounted to $9.63 billion (+4.6%), of which $8.64 billion billion from international services (+4.1%) and 6.85 billion from national ones (+4.9%).

The increase in half-yearly costs of services is more marked amounted to 91.99 billion yuan (+6.1%). Operating profit was 14.97 billion yuan (-24.1%), with a contribution of 13.44 billion yuan billion (-28.2%) from the maritime transport segment containerized and 1.46 billion yuan (+49.2%) from the of the group's port terminals that are operated by the subsidiary COSCO Shipping Ports ( of 28 August 2026). Net profit was 15.66 billion yuan (-22.4%), with a contribution of 12.07 billion from services maritime (-28.7%) and 1.89 billion from port terminals (+18,6%).

It is necessary to highlight that the decrease in profits half-yearly results occurred in the first three months of 2026, while in the following quarter, the recovery of the transport market has enabled the Chinese group to record increases of +63.7% and +26.9% respectively in the contribution from its activities in this market to the values operating profit and net profit of the group.

Announcing its half-year results today, the Chinese group announced the issue of orders for the construction of new ships. COSCO commissioned the Waigaoqiao shipyards to ship and China Shipbuilding Trading the construction of 12 dual-fuel container ships in LNG of 22,000 TEUs with a total expected investment of 2.69 billion, equal to $224 million for each ship. In addition, the group has ordered the Huangpu Wenchong shipyard and China Shipbuilding Trading the construction of six container carriers from 3,200 TEUs for a total expected investment of 2.04 billion yuan (US$303 million), amounting to an amount of 339.8 million yuan ($50.5 million) for each ship. Delivery of the 22,000 TEU units is scheduled between 2028 and 2030 and those of 3,200 TEU between 2028 and 2029.

At the end of last month, the Chinese group had a owned containerized fleet consisting of 606 ships, for a hold capacity of 3.66 million TEUs. Including orders for new buildings and orders for chartered vessels in construction, the capacity controllable by the group will go up to over 5.30 million TEUs.