New record for Maersk in the first quarter.
The world's leading shipowner made a stratospheric profit of $6.8 billion.
Twice as much as last year at this time.
At first glance, the king of container ships continues the momentum of an exceptional 2021 financial year: the group had sixfold its profits there, reaching their highest level in history (18 billion).
Same flamboyant performance at Hapag-Lloyd, the world's sixth largest player.
According to its preliminary results for the first quarter, the German group generated an Ebitda of 5.3 billion, against 1.9 billion last year.
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These feats do not prejudge the future.
In the blue sky of the shipowners, big clouds have appeared in recent months.
“Global demand for container transport fell by 1.2% in the first quarter,”
recognizes Maersk.
According to the consulting firm Drewry, the prices charged by shipowners to customers who buy their container transport at the last moment…
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