TIM eMagazine Vol . 2 Issue 6 improve in Q2 as demand growth of 4 % outgrew nominal supply growth of 1.4 %. The improvement in market fundamentals in past quarters has started to reflect in the freight rate , which increased 22 % compared to Q2 2016 and 7.6 % compared to Q1 2017 . Freight rates increased by 36 % on East-West trades and 17 % on North-South trades . Transported volumes increased by 1.7 % compared to Q2 2016 . Volume grew on headhaul by 5.2 %, however , offset by a decrease on backhaul by 5.6 % as backhaul cargo was less attractive on some trades .
APM Terminals reported a loss of USD 100m ( profit of USD 112m ). The result was impacted by impairments of USD 250m ( USD 8m ) in a few commercially challenged terminals , partially offset by divestment gain of USD 34m . The underlying profit of USD 98m ( USD 109m ) was negatively impacted by exchange rates and lower rates .
Damco reported a break-even result ( profit of USD 10m ) with a ROIC of 1.0 % ( 18.5 %). The underlying result was at break-even ( profit of USD 10m ), negatively impacted by increased product investments and lower ocean margins , positively offset mainly by supply chain management margins , air freight volumes growth and productivity improvements .
Svitzer reported a profit of USD 19m ( USD 24m ) and a ROIC of 5.8 % ( 7.8 %), impacted by USD 12m impairment on 11 idle vessels marketed for sale due to fleet optimisation and by USD 6m impairment on investment in Ardent , the 50 % owned salvage company . The underlying profit amounted to USD 33m ( USD 23m ), due to a USD 10m increase in deferred tax asset .
Maersk Container Industry reported a profit of USD 15m ( loss of USD 21m ) and a positive ROIC of 18.0 % ( negative 19.6 %). The underlying profit was USD 15m ( loss of USD 21m ), positively impacted by higher volumes , increased efficiencies and higher market prices for dry containers . ENERGY Energy is progressing as planned on finding structural solutions for its businesses before the end of 2018 . With an 8.7 % higher oil price of USD 50 per barrel vs . USD 46 per barrel
“ Maersk Line is again profitable delivering in line with guidance , with revenue growing by USD 1bn year-on-year in the second quarter . The profit was USD 490m higher than the same quarter last year , based on higher rates ,” says Søren Skou , CEO of A . P . Moller - Maersk .
in Q2 2016 , Maersk Oil delivered an underlying profit of USD 184m ( USD 130m ). The result was also positive impacted by lower costs and one-off income totalling of USD 66m related to tax and provisions . The result was negatively impacted by lower entitlement production primarily in Qatar , where cost reduction , unplanned shutdowns and the higher oil price led to fewer barrels for cost recovery , and lower year-on-year production from mature assets in the UK . The exit from Qatar by mid-July progressed as planned . The economic finalisation of the exit is still subject to review ; however , Maersk Oil does not expect any adverse impact from this .
Maersk Drilling delivered a profit of USD 28m ( USD 164m ) and a ROIC of 1.7 % ( 8.3 %) reflecting that ten rigs were fully or partly idle during the quarter , and that old contracts at higher day rates have expired . The result was furthermore impacted negatively by temporary downtime on two rigs during the quarter . The result was positively impacted by cost reductions .
Maersk Supply Service reported a loss of USD 10m ( loss of USD 106m ) and a ROIC of negative 5.4 % ( negative 24.0 %). The result for Q2 2016 was negatively impacted by an impairment of USD 97m . The underlying loss was USD 11m ( loss of USD 8m ), due to the overcapacity in the global offshore industry . Despite the subdued market outlook , Maersk Supply Service is making good progress with its newly launched integrated solutions strategy adding another contract . Maersk Supply Service will project manage the complete towing , mooring installation and hook up service scopes for Maersk Oil ’ s Culzean project in the British sector of the North Sea .
Maersk Tankers reported a loss of USD 483m ( profit of USD 28m ). The result was negatively impacted by impairments of USD 464m ( USD 0m ) due to an expected continuation of the lower asset valuations . The underlying loss was USD 17m ( profit of USD 26m ), negatively impacted by declining spot market rates , which was the main driver for Maersk Tankers ’ average Time Charter Equivalent ( TCE ) earnings declining by 27 %. Maersk Tankers continues their digitisation work to optimise vessel positioning . GUIDANCE FOR 2017 A . P . Moller - Maersk ' s expectation of an underlying profit above 2016 ( USD 711m ) is unchanged despite expected negative impact from the June cyber-attack . Gross capital expenditure for 2017 is still expected to be USD 5.5-6.5bn ( USD 5.0bn ). The guidance for 2017 excludes the acquisition of Hamburg Süd . Transport & Logistics reiterates the expectation of an underlying profit above USD 1bn , despite expected negative result impact from the June cyber-attack estimated at a level of USD 200-300m , of which the majority relates to lost revenue in July . The vast majority of the impact of the cyber- attack was in Maersk Line .
Maersk Line reiterates the expectation of an improvement in excess of USD 1bn in underlying profit compared to 2016 ( loss of USD 384m ) mainly due to improvements in freight rates and partly increasing volumes . Global demand for seaborne container transportation is still expected to increase 2-4 %, but in the upper end of the range .
The remaining businesses ( APM Terminals , Damco , Svitzer and Maersk Container Industry ) in Transport & Logistics still expect an underlying profit around 2016 ( USD 500m ).
Energy maintains an expectation of an underlying profit around USD 0.5bn , with Maersk Oil being the main contributor .
The entitlement production is still expected at a level of 215,000225,000 boepd ( 313,000 boepd ) for the full-year and around 150,000-160,000 boepd for the second half of the year after exit from Qatar mid-July . Exploration costs in Maersk Oil are now expected to be below the 2016 level ( USD 223m ).
Net financial expenses for A . P . Moller - Maersk are still expected around
USD 0.5bn . SENSITIVITY GUIDANCE A . P . Moller - Maersk ’ s guidance for 2017 is subject to considerable uncertainty , not least due to developments in the global economy , the container freight rates and the oil price .
A . P . Moller - Maersk ’ s expected underlying result depends on a number of factors . Based on the expected earnings level and all other things being equal , the sensitivities for the rest of 2017 for four key value drivers are listed in the table below : maersk . com
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