French shipping giant CMA CGM returned to profitability in 2017 as its consolidated net income group share for the year amounted to USD 701 million, a sharp increase compared the loss of USD 452 million reported in 2016.
In 2017, CMA CGM carried nearly 19 million containers, a strong increase of 21.1% compared to 2016. This increase is driven by the contributions of all the shipping lines operated by the group in addition to APL’s full-year contribution.
Thanks to the increase in freight rates, confirmed throughout 2017, the average revenue per TEU rose by +9% compared to 2016.
Fourth quarter revenues were up 19.9% at USD 5.5 billion, compared to USD 4.6 billion in the same quarter last year. The annual revenue for 2017 rose by 32.1% and surpassed the USD 20 billion mark for the first time, reaching USD 21.1 billion, compared to USD 16 billion reported in the previous year.
“The group has recorded an excellent performance in 2017, showing once again the relevance of its strategy and its operational discipline,” Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, said.
Looking forward, the company said that the momentum of the volumes transported in 2017 is expected to continue in 2018. The group “should continue to benefit from this trend”.
In this context, CMA CGM will actively pursue its development and will strengthen its offering. In this respect, the group has announced the launch of a new customer approach with the objective of supplementing its shipping services with inland and logistics offerings, creating innovative services with strong added value, facilitating customer experience within the shipping environment.
法國航運巨頭CMA CGM於2017年轉變盈利，因其年度合併淨收入額為7.01億美元，對比2016年虧損4.52億美元大幅增加。
2017年，CMA CGM運載近1900萬個集裝箱，與2016年相比強勁增長21.1％。這次增長是由策略聯盟營運的和APL整年的貢獻而成。
受益於2017年全年運價的上漲，每TEU的平均收入與2016年相比上漲了+ 9％。
第四季度營收為55億美元，同比增長19.9％，而去年同期為46億美元。2017年全年收入同比增長32.1％，首次超過200億美元大關，達到211億美元，而去年同期為160億美元。
“集團在2017年取得了出色的業績，再次展示了其戰略和運營紀律的相關性，” 達飛輪船集團董事長兼首席執行官RodolpheSaadé表示。
展望未來，該公司表示，2017年運輸量的增加預計持續到2018年。該集團“會繼續隨著這股趨勢受益”。
在此背景下，CMA CGM將積極推動其發展並將加強其產品。在這方面，該集團宣布啟動一項新的客戶方案，目標是通過內陸和物流服務補充其航運服務，創造具有強大附加價值的創新服務，促進航運環境中的客戶體驗。
Imformation Source: World Maritime News
