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Shipping revenues cut in half for CMA CGM
Financial profits for French carrier CMA CGM continued to decline in keo nha cai fb88 second quarter of keo nha cai fb88 year, with keo nha cai fb88 company reporting group net income of just USD 1.3 bn. keo nha cai fb88 figure was lower than keo nha cai fb88 previous quarter, and represented a USD 6.2 bn (82%) drop on a year earlier.
Taking container shipping activities alone, results were also worse in Q2 than Q1. Revenues fell by 50% on a year-on-year basis to just USD 8.4 bn, while shipping EBITDA fell 75% to USD 2.2 bn.
Low freight rates accounted for nearly all of keo nha cai fb88 decline: CMA CGM logged higher volumes in Q2 than Q1 and at 5.6 Mteu, also maintained volumes on a year-on-year basis. However, average rates fell to USD 1,491 per teu, down from USD 1,767 in Q1 and USD 2,850 a year ago.
Echoing fellow carrier ONE, CMA CGM underlined poor conditions on keo nha cai fb88 East West trades, but remarked that volumes remained buoyant on keo nha cai fb88 North South lines. CMA CGM’s larger spread of trades, with less than 50% on keo nha cai fb88 East West routes, enabled it to perform relatively better than ONE which also reported results this week.
Elsewhere, keo nha cai fb88 French carrier highlighted a rebound in liftings in Q2, but said macroeconomic forecasts for keo nha cai fb88 second half of 2023 indicated sluggish global growth, and warned new capacity arriving on keo nha cai fb88 market was likely to weigh on freight rates, particularly East West.
Profits fall 90% for Ocean Network Express
Japanese-owned carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) recorded a steep slide in profits in keo nha cai fb88 second quarter of keo nha cai fb88 year, generating net income of just USD 513 M for keo nha cai fb88 period.
Although keo nha cai fb88 Singapore-based carrier managed to increase liftings compared to keo nha cai fb88 first quarter of keo nha cai fb88 year (up 9% quarter-on-quarter to 2.8 Mteu), rates continued their steep downward path and its bottom line was punished by ONE’s high exposure to keo nha cai fb88 East West trades.
keo nha cai fb88 carrier recorded average earnings per teu of just USD 1,333 per teu in April-June, versus USD 1,788 in January-March, and USD 3,068 a year earlier. Meanwhile, cargo movements from Asia to North America in April-June were down 18% year-on-year.
ONE operates one of keo nha cai fb88 highest fleet proportions on keo nha cai fb88 East West trades, at 70% of its fleet, exceeded only by HMM and Evergreen.
While vessel costs increased in keo nha cai fb88 quarter due to a reduction in congestion and fewer blank sailings, this was offset by lower bunker and variable (mainly storage) costs. Without these two improvements, quarterly profits would have been even smaller.
Overall, ONE reported revenue of USD 3.76 bn for keo nha cai fb88 quarter, and operating profits (EBIT) of USD 386 M. keo nha cai fb88 latter represented a 93% decline on a year earlier, or a drop of more than USD 5 bn. keo nha cai fb88 carrier’s EBIT margin fell to just 10.3%.
Presenting keo nha cai fb88 results, ONE highlighted stagnant demand on keo nha cai fb88 East West routes, combined with greater capacity supply due to keo nha cai fb88 drop in port congestion.
It emphasised freight levels were short-term, although keo nha cai fb88 line refrained from giving a forecast for keo nha cai fb88 full-year, saying further shifts in keo nha cai fb88 market were expected.
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