Shipping profits for 2021 'absurd' says Sea Intelligence (2024)

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Shipping profits for 2021 'absurd' says Sea Intelligence? ›

Global shipping lines made an astonishing operating profit of over US$110bn in 2021, according to analysis by Sea-Intelligence, a leading provider of research and analysis for the global supply chain industry.

It was estimated that in 2021 alone, the global container shipping industry made an operating profit of 110 billion U.S. dollars.

General Rate Increase 2023: What to expect

Thanks to rising inflation, parcel carriers have seen their operating costs increase significantly during 2022. This, combined with efforts by USPS to reduce losses, has led to substantial GRI shipping increases being put on the table.

As of May 2023, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was the leading container ship operator in terms of owned and chartered ships. MSC had 643 own container vessels and 292 chartered ships in its fleet.

However, in a new analysis by shipping expert John McCown, 2023 will remain a profitable year for container shipping despite the current financial decline. The industry had a net income of $13 billion in 1Q2023, a decrease of $45.7 billion and 77.9 percent from the $58.7 billion profit in the same quarter a year ago.

High Costs of Transportation

Currently, the shipping industry is pushed to get a huge amount of work done with limited resources. The cost of transporting a shipping container has gone from $3,000 to $8,000 in 2021. This is due to supply chain disruptions, expensive gas prices, fuel costs, and limited cargo space.

A study undertaken by Ostry and four colleagues examining the link between shipping costs and prices suggests that a doubling of maritime-transport expenses caused inflation to increase by roughly 0.7 percentage point.

Many factories temporarily closed, causing large numbers of containers to be stopped at ports. To stabilize costs and the erosion of ocean rates, carriers reduced the number of vessels out at sea. Not only did this put the brakes on import and export, it also meant empty containers were not picked up.

Shipping cost is down in 2022. Will shipping rates go down in 2023? Shipping costs slump is expected to remain in 2023 and 2024, with an upswing around Christmas time and New Year celebrations. It is highly unlikely that the shipping rates will return to the pre-pandemic levels, especially given the higher fuel costs.

In 2023, freight prices get expected to be adjusted and decrease by 30–40%. It's wonderful news that freight charges are declining, especially for importers.

Who is the richest marine company? ›

A.P. Møller-Maersk & Family – Net Worth $21 Billion, Denmark. A true household name in shipping, Moeller-Maersk is a global conglomerate with nearly 90,000 employees. The family has built its vast fortune on owning and operating container ships and ports, as well as being heavily involved in logistics, oil and gas.

1. AP Moller – Maersk. Maersk have preserved its title of the largest shipowner in the world owning or operating 1 388 vessels. The bulk of the fleet consists of container ships (713 vessels); there are also product tankers, 430 tugs (Svitzer group).

Oversupply of containers has caused depots to run on almost 90% utilization in countries like China, which makes it difficult for depots to move the containers around and eventually makes depots less efficient. Leasing companies and shipping lines are holding their containers longer than they would normally.

Shipping lines earn $861 per container

On average, the largest charted shipping lines netted an operating profit of US$861 per TEU, which stands for 'twenty-foot equivalent unit' - a measurement of cargo capacity based on a typical 20-foot container.

For 8,500-TEU container vessels, it currently assesses rates at $150,000 per day, just below the $155,000-per-day record hit in late March to mid-April. The current rate is up 114% year on year (y/y). For 5,600-TEU ships, it puts rates at $130,000 per day.

In most cases, the shipowner chartered (leases) his ship to a charterer (lessee of the ship). The charterer pays the shipowner money for the use of the ship. This money is paid either for a certain time (time charter) or for a certain voyage (voyage charter).

Ships are also suitable as long-term financial investments because they have a long service life. A cargo ship put into service today can earn money in around 30 years.

Profit margin can be defined as the percentage of revenue that a company retains as income after the deduction of expenses. Performance Shipping net profit margin as of March 31, 2023 is 56.25%.

The highest-paying job at Shipping Corporation of India is a Master Mariner with a salary of ₹61.4 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹25.93 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹90.54 lakhs per year.