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Ten container carriers' operating profit surpassed USD 100m in 2021

2021 was a golden year for the world’s major container lines. Overall, the operating profit of ten of the largest carriers is expected to have exceeded USD 100bn, estimates Alphaliner.
China-based Cosco has still not presented its final figures for 2021. | Photo: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
China-based Cosco has still not presented its final figures for 2021. | Photo: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by SØREN PICO

In 2021, the extreme freight market sent the earnings of the world’s major container carriers rising to astronomic levels.

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