business report

BUSINESS REPORTS

CONTAINER SHIPPING
TERMINALS
LOGISTICS
Range from multinational corporations to small and medium sized importers and exporters
Sister business APL, New World Alliance partners and third party shipping lines
Automotive/industrial, retail, consumer goods and electronics/high tech sectors
139 vessel fleet at 26 December 2008
Facilities at Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle and Dutch Harbor in North America and Kaohsiung, Yokohama and Kobe in Asia plus investments at Ho Chi Minh City and Laem Chabang
2.3 million square metres of warehouse space; infrastructure for rail operations
Global container shipping business
Container terminal network operations
Innovative international logistics services
More than 60 weekly services with over 500 calls at more than 140 ports worldwide. Dry and refrigerated cargo; hazardous materials transport; special cargo solutions; leading edge IT and e-commerce
Safe/secure berthing and stevedoring services; hinterland connectivity; transhipment/feeder services; state-of-the-art container management systems; latest operating technology
Supply chain design; consolidation and deconsolidation; land transportation; warehouse management; international and domestic freight management; IT application and design
EBIT Margin; Container volumes by trade; Liner network capacity; Average utilisation; Average revenue per FEU
EBIT margin; Volume of stevedoring lifts; Volume distribution by customer category; Average revenue per lift
EBIT margin; Revenue distribution by region; Revenue distribution by customer segment
  • Revenue 19% higher at US$7.95 billion
  • 81% of Group revenue*
    (2007: 78%)
  • Core EBIT of US$73 million,
    down 83%
  • EBIT margin of 0.4%
    (2007: 6.8%)
  • 5% growth in container volumes
  • Headhaul utilisation averaged 89%
    (2007: 97%)
  • Revenue 5% lower at US$577 million
  • 6% of Group revenue*
    (2007: 7%)
  • Core EBIT of US$72 million,
    down 23%
  • EBIT margin of 11.3%
    (2007: 15.3%)
  • Volume of 2.22 million lifts,
    down 10%
  • Average revenue per lift of US$260, up 5%
  • Revenue steady at US$1.32 billion
  • 13% of Group revenue*
    (2007: 15%)
  • Core EBIT of US$64 million,
    up 5%
  • EBIT margin of 4.0%
    (2007: 4.3%)
  • International Services and Contract Logistics revenues steady year-on-year

* Revenue by business segment is stated before inter-segment elimination.