Maersk expects profit hike on strong demand and Red Sea crisis
AP Møller-Maersk has raised its full-year earnings guidance amid “strong container market demand”. The Danish ...
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
UPS is to invest in its US network, in what chief executive Scott Davies referred to as the year of the customer”. It will also expand sorting capacity and develop its technology. However, it was revealed in yesterday’s results, it is incurring greater expenses – in part for its 2014 peak season operations – and it has had to pay out for additional transportation this quarter. In Europe, it had to pay a premium for additional short-term capacity. While revenues for the second quarter rose 5.6% to $14.3bn, total operating expenses rose 14.9%. The best improvements were seen in its Supply Chain Group, especially freight forwarding.
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