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text/ our reporter zhu feng

in the first half of 2024, due to the combined effects of factors such as early inventory replenishment in europe and the united states, the growth of cargo in emerging markets, and the continued fermentation of the red sea situation, the global container shipping market showed a situation of tight supply of effective shipping capacity, growing demand, and tight supply chain. market freight rates continued to rise, and industry profits improved significantly compared with the second half of last year.

the overall freight rate center of the global shipping market has risen. the clarksons ocean freight index closed at usd 28,324 per day at the end of june, up 15.9% from the beginning of the year; the average for the first half of the year was usd 25,498 per day, up 5.7% year-on-year, the second highest level in the same period since 2009.

(photo source: xinhua news agency)

17 shipping companies announced their semi-annual reports for 2024, with total operating revenue increasing year-on-year and net profit falling slightly.

half of the companies achieved growth in net profit

in the first half of 2024, the total operating revenue of 17 listed shipping companies was 162.784 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 13.7%; net profit reached 16.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%. among them, 16 companies achieved year-on-year growth in total operating revenue, and half of the companies achieved growth in net profit.