Maersk Line announces strong growth in shipping demand and net profit

Danish shipping company Maersk Line released a report on Tuesday announcing that shipping demand grew 3 percent year-over-year, and container volumes exceeded 18 million 20-foot equivalent units.

Maersk Line is the largest container-shipping company in the world in terms of capacity, and is expecting much higher full-year net profits than previously projected.

The company shipped 2.4 million 40-foot equivalent units during the third quarter, representing a 3.7 percent increase from last year. Maersk credited the improvement to lower overall shipping costs and an increase in average freight rate.

"Maersk is looking at a very good full year boosted by its cost-efficiency strategy and lower fuel costs," confirmed container-shipping analyst Jonathan Roach to the Wall Street Journal.

Maersk Line's parent company, the conglomerate A.P. Moller Maersk, reported that this increased shipping demand and cost-efficient approach led to its 33 percent rise in third-quarter net profit. The resulting net profit was $1.47 billion, as compared to the $1.13 billion profit earned in the same period last year. Revenue rose to $12.17 billion overall.

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