Maersk net profits slipped 47% QoQ in the 2nd quarter of 2023, with the dismal
performance of the logistics segment continuing to pull down the Group’s
results. Liner EBIT dropped by a lower 39% QoQ in 2Q to $1.97Bn which is higher
than earnings in any quarter prior to 2020.
Management lifted the lower end of the full year EBIT earnings guidance from $2
Bn to $3.5 Bn but kept the upper end unchanged at $5 Bn. As 1H 2023 EBIT has
already reached $4 Bn, the revised FY guidance implies 2H EBIT to