DJ China Shipping Container Swings To 1H Net On Freight Rates
Aug 25, 2010
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China Shipping Container Lines Co. (601866.SH, 2866.HK) said Wednesday it swung to a first-half profit as freight rates recovered from declines during the global financial crisis.
The company, China's largest container shipper by capacity, said its profit for the six months ended June 30 was CNY1.17 billion, according to Chinese accounting standards. The company reported a loss of CNY3.42 billion a year earlier.
Revenue rose 77% to CNY16.04 billion from CNY9.04 billion.
China Shipping Container, which is listed in both Hong Kong and Shanghai, is a unit of Shanghai-based China Shipping (Group) Co., the world's eighth-largest shipping company by capacity and the parent of China Shipping Development Co. (600026.SH, 1138.HK).
Source: Joanne Chiu and Joy C. Shaw, Dow Jones Newswires