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01OverviewGlobalcontainerfreightrateindexfromthe12thJanuary2023tothe18thApril2024(inU.S.dollarsper40-footcontainer)Monthlycontainerfreightrateindexworldwide2023-20244,5004,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,00050003Description:ContainerfreightratesoscillateddramaticallybetweenJanuary2023andMarch2024.Freightratesslumpedtotheirlowestlevelonthe26thofOctober2023,whenthegoingratefora40-footcontainerwasonly1,342U.S.dollars.Sincethen,theglobalfreightratehasgraduallyincreased,hittingover3,900U.S.dollarsinFebruary2024,thehighestvalueonrecord,beforedecreasingslightlyinMarchandApril.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2023

toApril2024Source(s):DrewryContainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoRotterdamfrom12thJanuary2023to4thJanuary2024(inU.S.dollarsper40-footcontainer)MonthlycontainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoRotterdam2023-20244,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0005004Description:ContainerfreightratesfromShanghaitoRotterdamoscillateddramaticallybetweenJanuary2023andJanuary2024.Onthe4thJanuary2024,freightratesbetweenthetwocitiesreacheditspeakatover3,500U.Sdollars.Thisconstitutesasignificantincreasecomparedtojust2monthsprior,whenfreightratesreachedanall-timelowofjustover1,000U.SdollarsonOctober12th2023.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2023toJanuary2024Source(s):DrewryContainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoLosAngelesfromJanuary2023toJanuary2024(inU.S.dollarsper40-footcontainer)MonthlycontainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoLosAngeles2023-20243,0002,8002,6002,4002,2002,0001,8001,6001,4001,2001,0005Description:ContainerfreightratesfromShanghaitoLosAngelesoscillateddramaticallybetweenJanuary2023andJanuary2024.Onthe4thJanuary2024,freightratesbetweenthetwocitiesreacheditspeakatover2,700U.Sdollars.Thisconstitutesasignificantincreasecomparedtojust6monthsprior,whenfreightratesreachedanall-timelowofjustover1,600U.SdollarsonJune22nd2023.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2023toJanuary2024Source(s):DrewryContainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoGenoafromJanuary2023toJanuary2024(inU.S.dollarsper40-footcontainer)MonthlycontainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoGenoa2023-20244,5004,0003,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0006Description:ContainerfreightratesfromShanghaitoGenoagenerallydecreasedbetweenJanuary2023andJanuary2024withonlyoccasionalfluctuations.Onthe4thJanuary2024,freightratesbetweenthetwocitiesreacheditspeakatover4,100U.Sdollars,thehighestonrecord.Thisconstitutesasignificantincreasecomparedtojust1monthprior,whenfreightrateswereonly1,956U.SdollarsonDecember21st2023.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2023toJanuary2024Source(s):DrewryContainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoNewYorkfromJanuary2023toJanuary2024(inU.S.dollarsper40-footcontainer)MonthlycontainerfreightrateindexfromShanghaitoNewYork2023-20244,0003,8003,6003,4003,2003,0002,8002,6002,4002,2002,0007Description:ContainerfreightratesfromShanghaitoNewYorkoscillateddramaticallybetweenJanuary2023andJanuary2024.Onthe4thJanuary2024,freightratesbetweenthetwocitiesreacheditspeakatover3,800U.Sdollars.Thisconstitutesasignificantincreasecomparedtojust9monthsprior,whenfreightratesreachedanall-timelowofjustunder2,500U.SdollarsonMarch30th2023.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January2023toJanuary2024Source(s):DrewryFourmonthmovingaverageforgeneralfreightratesinCanadafromJuly2021toJune2023(inCanadiandollars)FourmonthmovingaverageforgeneralfreightratesinCanadaJuly2021-June20231,6501,6001,5501,587

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1,2641,2611,2518Description:BetweenJuly2021andAugust2022,generalfreightratecostsincreasedfromafour-monthmovingaverageof1,251to1,587Canadiandollars.Sincethen,generalfreightrateshavegenerallydecreased,withtheJune2023averagebeing9.7percentlowerthaninAugust2022.ReadmoreNote(s):Canada;July2021toJune2023Source(s):CanadianGeneralFreightIndexOwnedandcharteredTEUsoftheworld'sleadingcontainershipoperatorsasofJanuary25,2024Leadingcontainershipoperators-ownedandcharteredTEUs2024NumberofTEUsOwned

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3,000,00001,000,0004,000,0005,000,0006,000,000MediterraneanShgCo.APM-MaerskCMACGMGroupCOSCOGroupHapag-LloydONEEvergreenLineHMMYangMingMarineZimWanHaiLinesPIL9Description:WithoverfivemillionTEUsoverall,MediterraneanShippingCo.wastheleadingcontainershipoperatorintermsofownedandcharteredTEUsasofJanuary252024.Thecompanywasoperatingownedshipswithacombinedcapacityofnearly2.76millionTEUsandcharteringshipswithatotalcapacityofsome2.9millionTEUs.A.P.APM-Maerskrankedsecondwithabout4.1millionTEUs.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;January252024Source(s):AlphalinerTheworld'sleadingcontainershipoperatorsasofApril16th,2024,basedonTEUcapacityLeadingcontainershipoperatorsbasedontotalTEUs2024TotalTEUs3,000,00001,000,0002,000,0004,000,0003,658,5275,000,0006,000,0005,800,4977,000,000MediterraneanShgCoAPM-MaerskCMACGMGroupCOSCOGroupHapag-LloydONE4,260,6723,100,7452,053,5081,871,1441,671,007EvergreenLineHMM809,224712,647707,108ZimYangMingMarineWanHaiLines490,48010Description:AsofApril16,2024,MediterraneanShippingCompany'sshipshadacapacityofaround5.8milliontwenty-footequivalentunits(TEUs),toppingtherankingsasthecarrierwiththelargestcapacity.ThecompanywasfollowedbyAPM-Maerskwhohadacapacityofroughly4.26millionTEUs.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;April16,2024Source(s):AlphalinerCapacityofcontainershipsdeliveredworldwidefrom2000to2024(inmillionTEUs)Capacityofcontainershipdeliveriesworldwide2000-20243.02.52.01.51.00.50.02000

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2022*2023*2024*11Description:In2021,containershipswithatotalcapacityofabout1.08millionTEUsweredeliveredworldwide.Thisrepresentsanincreaseofover24percentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.Thecapacityofcontainershipdeliveriespeakedin2015whensome1.73millionTEUsweredeliveredglobally.Itisexpectedthatdeliverieswillincreasesubstantiallyin2023and2024,reaching2.34and2.83millionTEUs,respectively.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;2000to2024;*Forecast.ReadmoreSource(s):Alphaliner;estimates;Website()CHAPTER

02Selectedcompanies'ratesAnnualaveragecontainerfreightratesofA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/Sfrom2017to2022(inU.S.dollarsperFFE)A.P.M?llerMaersk'sannualcontainerfreightrates2017-20225,0004,5004,0003,5003,0002,5004,6283,3182,00020201,87920181,85320192,0001,5001,78820172021202213Description:ThecontainercarrierA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/Sdoubleditscontainerfreightratesbetween2017and2022.In2022,Maerskwascharging4,628U.S.dollarsperFFEofcontainerstransported,upfrom3,318U.S.dollarsperFFEin2021.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;2017to2022Source(s):MaerskContainerfreightratesofA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/Sfrom2020to2022,bytraderoute(inU.S.dollarsperFFE)A.P.M?llerMaersk'scontainerfreightratesbytraderoute2020-20222020202120226,0005,4245,0815,0004,1084,0003,4172,7713,0002,5292,1282,0082,0001,00001,345North-SouthEast-WestIntra-regional14Description:ThecontainercarrierA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/Swascharging5,424U.S.dollarsperFFEofcontainerstransportedonitsNorth-Southtraderoute.Thisrepresentsanincreaseofmorethan32percentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.Similarly,containerfreightratesonMaersk'sEast-WestandIntra-regionaltraderoutesincreasedbysome49and30percentyear-on-year,respectively.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;2020to2022Source(s):MaerskContainerfreightratesofA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/SgloballyfromQ12018toQ12023(inU.S.dollarsperFFE)A.P.M?llerMaersk'scontainerfreightrates2018-20235,5005,0004,5004,0003,5003,0002,5005,0464,9834,5534,0093,8693,5613,0382,8712,6622,444Q22,192Q41,967Q11,929

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202315Description:ThecontainerfreightratesofA.P.M?ller-MaerskA/Sincreasedsignificantlybetweenthefirstquarterof2018andthesecondquarterof2023.Inthefirstquarterof2018,Maerskwascharging1,832U.S.dollarsperFFEoftransportedcontainers.Inthesecondquarterof2023,thecompanywascharging2,444U.S.dollarsperFFE.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;Q12018toQ22023;*FFEstandsforFortyFootEquipment.ReadmoreSource(s):MaerskAverageannualcontainerfreightratesofHapag-Lloydfrom2017to2022(inU.S.dollarsperTEU)Hapag-Lloyd'sannualcontainerfreightrates2017-20223,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0005002,8632,0031,11520201,06020171,04420181,072201902021202216Description:Hapag-Lloydnearlytripleditscontainerfreightratesbetween2017and2022.In2022,thecontainercarrierwaschargingonaverage2,863U.S.dollarsperTEUofcontainerstransported,upfrom2,003U.S.dollarsperTEUin2021.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;2017to2022Source(s):Hapag-LloydFreightratesofHapag-LloydfromQ12019toQ22023(inU.S.dollarsperTEU)Hapag-Lloyd'sfreightrates2019-20233,5003,1062,9353,0002,5002,0001,5001,0005002,7742,6252,5772,2341,9991,7141,5331,5091,1631,1141,0791,0841,0941,0841,0631,062Q12019Q2

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202317Description:ThefreightratesofHapag-Lloydincreasedbyabout50percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2019andthesecondquarterof2023.Inthefirstquarterof2019,Hapag-Lloydcharged1,079U.S.dollarsperTEUoftransportedcontainers.Inthesecondquarterof2023,thecarrierwascharging1,533U.S.dollarsperTEU.Thecompany'sfreightratespeakedinthethirdquarterof2022at3,106U.S.dollarsperTEU.

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;Q12019toQ22023Source(s):Hapag-LloydContainerfreightratesofHMMfromQ12018toQ22023(inU.S.dollars)HMM'scontainerfreightrates2018-20234,0003,7143,3803,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,0005003,1963,1272,8622,1361,8341,6201,0619830Q12021Q22021Q32021Q42021Q12022Q22022Q32022Q42022Q12023Q2202318Description:HMM'scontainerfreightratesoscillatedbetweenthefirstquarterof2021andthesecondquarterof2023.Whileinthefirstquarterof2021,HMMwascharging1,834U.S.dollarsforshippingacontainer,thisamountdoubledto3,714U.S.dollarsinthefirstquarterof2022.Inthesecondquarterof2023,however,HMM'scontainerfreightratesdroppedto983U.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;Q12021toQ22023Source(s):HMMCHAPTER

03Selectedcompanies'profitsOperatingprofitofcontainershippingcompaniesbetween2010and2022(inbillionU.S.dollars)Operatingprofitoftheglobalcontainershippingindustry2010-202225020015010020811050037.542010-20202021202220Description:Theglobalcontainershippingindustrygeneratedarecordoperatingprofitofaround202billionU.S.dollarsin2022,upfromestimated110billionU.S.dollarsin2021.Toputthisintoperspective,forthewholeperiodfrom2010to2020,theindustrymadeatotalprofitofsome37.5billionU.S.dollars.ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;2010to2022Source(s):Sea-IntelligenceAverageEBITmarginsofmaincontainercarriersfromthefirstquarterof2014tothefourthquarterof2023EBITmarginsofmaincontainershippingcompanies2014-202370%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%-10%-20%21Description:TheaverageEBITmarginofmaincontainershippingcompaniesrosesteeplybetween2020and2023.WhiletheaverageEBITmarginamountedtoaround2.6percentinthefirstquarterof2020,itsvalueclimbedto57.4percentinthefirstquarterof2022.Therestof2022,however,sawadeclineofthemargin,droppingto33.3percentinthefourthquarterof2022.Themargincontinueddeclininginthefirsthalfof2023,decreasingto8.9percentinthesecondquarterof2023andreached-3[...]

ReadmoreNote(s):Worldwide;Q12014toQ42023Source(s):AlphalinerEBITmarginofselectedcontainershipoperatorsfrom2020to2023EBITmarginofselectedcontainerlines2020-2023202020212022202380%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%-10%-20%HMMONEEvergreenYangMingMaerskCMACGMHapagLloydCOSCO*ZimWanHai22Description:Theyears2021andespecially2022wereextremelyprofitableforcontainershipoperatorsworldwide.In2022,MaerskreportedanEBITmarginofsome60.6percent,upfrom50percentin2021and26.5percentin2020.Itisestimatedthatthecontainershippingindustrymadeaprofitofabout110billionU.S.dollarsin2021,whichismorethandoublewhattheindustrymadeforthewholeperiodfrom2010to2020.ReadmoreNote(s):WorldwideSource(s):DHLGroupAverageEBITperTEUofselectedcontainercarriersfrom2019to2022,bycarrierEBITperTEUofselectedcontainercarriers2019-202220192020202120222,5002,0001,5001,0005000-500MaerskCMACGMCOSCOHapag-LloydZIMHMMONE*23Description:Duetothesurgeinfreightrates,containercar