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Maersk warns trade war could hurt container business; expects escalating Sino-US dispute could limit growth

Reuters • August 15, 2019, 15:32:08 IST
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Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, said it still expects global container traffic to grow by 1 percent to 3 percent this year

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Maersk warns trade war could hurt container business; expects escalating Sino-US dispute could limit growth

Copenhagen: AP Moller-Maersk beat second-quarter profit expectations to send the shipping group’s shares up almost 7 percent in early trade on Thursday but warned a trade war between the United States and China could curb container traffic this year. The world’s largest container shipping company said it still expects global container traffic to grow by 1 percent to 3 percent  this year, after growth of around 2 percent between April and June. However, it said an escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing could limit growth to the lower end of that range. Newly imposed tariffs between the United States and China combined with additional US tariffs due to be implemented later this year could remove up to 1.5 percent of global container demand in 2020, Maersk said. [caption id=“attachment_4014547” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Representational image. Reuters](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/marsk.jpg) Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Chief Executive Soren Skou said Maersk had seen “solid progress” in the second quarter, including realising synergies of $1 billion from restructuring earlier than expected. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 17 percent to $1.36 billion, topping the $1.24 billion forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll Maersk benefited from higher container freight rates, larger volumes and lower costs and said it still expects EBITDA for the full year to total $5 billion. Skou has overseen a major shift in Maersk’s strategy, which has included selling off its oil and gas business to focus on the container and logistics business for customers which include Walmart and Nike. Maersk’s share price has fallen 43 percent since a peak in July 2017 and now trades around the level it was at when Skou took on the CEO job in June 2016. Maersk benefited from higher container freight rates, larger volumes and lower costs and said it still expects EBITDA for the full year to total $5 billion. Skou has overseen a major shift in Maersk’s strategy, which has included selling off its oil and gas business to focus on the container and logistics business for customers which include Walmart and Nike. Maersk’s share price has fallen 43 percent since a peak in July 2017 and now trades around the level it was at when Skou took on the CEO job in June 2016.

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