Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd sailed past supply chain disruptions in announcing preliminary full-year financial results for 2024.
The German company said based on preliminary and unaudited figures, group pre-tax earnings totaled $5 billion in fiscal 2024, up from $4.8 billion in 2023. Group operating earnings also improved slightly to $2.8 billion from $2.7 billion.
Both figures were at the upper end of the earnings forecast from October, the company said in a release.
The carrier, which is partnering on the new Gemini shipping cooperative with Maersk, said higher transport volumes and a stable average freight rate contributed significantly to earnings gains.
A quarterly rate of $1,492/TEU compared favorably to $1,500/TEU a year ago.
Revenue rose to $20.7 billion on stronger demand for container services from $19.4 billion. Transport volumes increased by around 5% to 12.5 million TEUs, despite diversions away from the Red Sea-Suez Canal route on associated longer travel times.
The company will report audited results for fiscal year 2024 and the forecast for the current year on March 20.
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