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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 10, 2020 (Thu)

The container shipping company’s January-June 2020 results increased across the board

　The performance of major container shipping companies in the January-June period of 2020 declined d ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+performance+of+major+container+shipping+companies+in+the+January-June+period+of+2020+declined+due+to+a+decline+in+cargo+movements+due+to+the+spread+of+the+new+coronavirus+infection%2C+but+recorded+a+significant+increase+in+profit.+By+anticipating+declining+demand%2C+they+have+been+promoting+vessel+reductions%2C+balancing+supply+and+demand+and+stabilizing+the+container+freight+rate+market.+Due+to+the+rapid+recovery+of+cargo+movements+from+the+end+of+May%2C+supply+and+demand+became+tight%2C+freight+rates+skyrocketed%2C+fuel+oil+prices+dropped%2C+and+cost+reductions+such+as+price+reductions+contributed+to+higher+profits.+Up+to+now%2C+the+performance+of+container+shipping+companies+has+been+in+the+black+and+red+due+to+the+trend+of+increasing+sales%2C+and+when+the+sales+decreased%2C+they+were+always+in+the+red%2C+but+if+this+situation+continues%2C+the+full-year+2020+results+are+likely+to+be+the+first+ever+decrease+in+sales+and+profit.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+January-June+period+of+2020%2C+due+to+the+influence+of+the+new+coronavirus%2C+the+loading+volume+has+decreased+significantly+compared+to+the+same+period+of+the+previous+year.+The+largest+division%2C+Maersk%E2%80%99s+Ocean+Division+%28container+vessels+and+some+logistics+businesses%29%2C+sales+decreased+3%25+year-on-year.+It+was+heard+that+the+cumulative+volume+during+the+period+was+5.95+million+FEU%2C+a+decrease+of+10%25.+Sales+of+French+CMA-CGM+%28container+vessels+excluding+CEVA+Logistics%29+decreased+by+6%25%2C+and+loading+decreased+by+9%25+to+9.71+million+TEU.+Sales+of+Hapag+Lloyd+of+Germany+fell+by+1%25%2C+but+the+loading+volume+fell+by+3.5%25+to+5.75+million+TEU.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+container+ship+business+%28COSCO+Shipping+Lines+and+OOCL%29+under+the+umbrella+of+COSCO+Shipping+Holdings+%28HD%29+in+China+secured+an+increase+in+sales%2C+but+its+loading+volume+decreased+by+5%25+to+11.85+million+TEU.+The+drop+in+coastal+shipping+in+the+coastal+areas+of+China+was+larger+than+that+in+overseas+shipping.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Each+company%E2%80%99s+stacking+volume+has+evenly+decreased%2C+but+profits+have+increased+significantly.+Looking+at+EBITDA+%28Earnings+Before+Interest+Taxes+Depreciation+and+Amortization%29%2C+Maersk+increased+25%25%2C+CMA+increased+32%25+and+Hapag+Lloyd+increased+19%25.+The+COSCO+Shipping+HD+containership+business+saw+a+17%25+decline+in+EBIT%2C+but+other+than+that%2C+profits+increased+across+the+board.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Yang+Ming+Marine+Transport+in+Taiwan+and+HMM+%28container+ship+business%29+in+South+Korea%2C+which+had+been+in+the+red+until+the+previous+term%2C+turned+into+the+black.+In+the+April-June+quarter%2C+the+HMM+has+turned+into+the+operating+profit+and+final+profit+for+the+first+time+in+five+years.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+biggest+reason+for+the+increase+in+profit+was+the+improvement+in+the+container+freight+rate+market.+According+to+the+Shanghai+Shipping+Exchange+%28SSE%29+fare+index%2C+the+monthly+fare+from+Shanghai+to+the+West+Coast+of+North+America+in+June+2020+was+%242562+per+40+feet%2C+which+is+1%2C000+dollars+higher+than+the+1489+dollars+in+June+of+the+previous+year.+The+average+fare+of+each+company+rose+across+the+board%2C+almost+offsetting+the+decline+in+revenue.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+fuel+oil+price+declined+year-on-year+in+the+April-June+2020+period%2C+but+was+almost+even+on+a+first-half+basis.+However%2C+fuel+consumption+in+the+first+half+of+the+year+was+also+reduced+by+12%25+at+Maersk%2C+and+cost+reduction+is+also+progressing.+The+reduction+in+fuel+consumption+due+to+the+reduction+of+the+tonnage+also+had+an+impact.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Container+freight+rates+on+major+routes+have+continued+to+rise+in+September%2C+and+there+is+almost+no+doubt+that+each+company+will+have+good+results+in+July-September.%3Cdiv%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%3E%3Cdiv+style%3D%26%23x27%3Bborder-top%3A1px+dotted+%23999999%26%23x27%3B%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cdiv%3E%E3%80%80%3C%2Fdiv%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C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