A lower-fixed cost base gave it operating margins (EBITDA) of 15.5% for the first half and 18.8% for the second quarter, the company said.
The Marseilles-based shipping line says the results reflect strategic decisions to invest in large containerships and to implement cost-reduction plan and the upturn in the global economy, which drove up trade volumes and freight rates.
To keep pace with traffic growth, CMA CGM Group is continuing to expand its fleet, taking delivery of six newbuildings in the past few months, with additional ships being chartered in, bringing the CMA CGM fleet to 394 units, of which 93 are owned.
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