On March 15, EVA shipping announced its performance in 2021. According to the financial report, the net profit of EVA shipping soared nine times to US $9.5 billion in 2021.
Xie Huiquan, general manager of EVA shipping, said at the press conference that with the continuous congestion in major ports in the United States and Europe, it is not easy to reduce freight rates, and the company is optimistic about 2022. There are five reasons why the freight rate remains high: first, the demand for shipping in 2022 is greater than the supply, and it is not easy for the freight rate to decline, which means that the freight rate remains high; Second, the long-term contract price of European and American routes doubled; Third, port congestion continues, depressing the supply of normal transport capacity; Fourth, it is expected that the contract negotiation between the US West Wharf trade union in June will not proceed smoothly, and the port jam is expected to deteriorate; Fifth, it is expected that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will not last too long.
According to the statistics of alcaliner, as of March 17, EVA shipping had 122 ships with 786000 TEU of space; Hire 80 ships with a space of 726000 TEU; There are 61 orders in hand, with a total of more than 550000 TEU.
