container shipping industry made a profit of about 110 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, which is more than double what the industry made for the whole period from 2010 to 2020.
The years 2021 and especially 2022 were extremely profitable for container ship operators worldwide. In 2022, Maersk reported an EBIT margin of some 60.6 percent, up from 50 percent in 2021 and 26.5 percent in 2020. It is estimated that the EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023
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DHL Group. (May 31, 2023). EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/
DHL Group. "EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/
DHL Group. (2023). EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/
DHL Group. "Ebit Margin of Selected Container Ship Operators from 2020 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/
DHL Group, EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023 [Graph], DHL Group, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/