HONG KONG's Orient Overseas (International)
Limited's (OOIL) 2020 profit declined 33 per cent to US$903 million, drawn
on revenues of US$8.1 billion, which fell 99.8 per cent year on year.
But this precipitous drop was caused by the absence of the
31 per cent profit increase from 2019 disposal of Long Beach Container
Terminal of US$1,153.6 million in 2020's financial calculations.
OOIL, its principal holding being the Orient Overseas Container
Line (OOCL), said that because of this the group's financial position remains
one of the most robust in the industry.
"Net cash of $253 million as at 31 December 2020
liquid assets of $3.3 billion as at 31 December 2020," said the statement
accompanying the results.
"The board has recommended the payment of a final
dividend of US50.26 cents per ordinary share and a special dividend of US86.6
cents per ordinary share for 2020," said OOIL.
"Our impressive result for 2020, which includes the
highest ever revenue, liftings and profit figures for our core container
shipping and logistics business, was achieved in an unprecedented and extremely
complicated context," said OOIL.
"We began 2020 with a relatively optimistic outlook,
noting the first stage trade agreement between China and the United States, and
the improving trend in the supply and demand balance in our sector. However,
very soon, the global consequences of the outbreak of Covid-19 began to be
felt.
"Following the initial spread of the virus across the
world, market and customer forecasts suggested massive reductions in demand.
While demand certainly did fall, it did not fall as dramatically or for as long
as had been anticipated," it said.
In economies such as the United States and Europe by a combination
of measures, working from home and governmental subsidies, consumer demand
began to improve, said the company.
"In turn, demand for space on our various trade lanes
increased dramatically, We continued to benefit from increased co-operation and
synergy within Cusco Shipping Holdings, which helped us to handle the
challenges of the year. We expanded into new routes, servicing many emerging
markets, not least Latin America, and building up our global coverage further.
"We placed orders for twelve 23,000 TEU vessels during
2020, which are scheduled to be delivered during 2023-2024. Not only will these
be modern, efficient vessels improving our cost structure and services in the
Asia-Europe trade, but also serve as clear evidence of our very successful dual
brand strategy," said the company.
"Looking ahead, we must recognise that the full impact
of Covid-19 may not be known for some time and it remains to be seen how supply
chains will evolve after the challenges of 2020," said OOIL.
Source : HKSG / Photo : Ship Technology.
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