1995-October-Maersk-Post-Full-Issue
Cover: Our efforts to improve earnings and reduce costs are beginning to give the TROLL GBS of 1,030,000 tons being desired results. This is gratifying and I should like to congratulate everyone on towed to its future position in the the progress achieved so far. Troll Field off Bergen, Norway. In general, the first half of 1995 indicated a positive development, calculated in US dollar, in Shipping Activities. Unfortunately, however, the value of the dollar was approximately 15% less than during the corresponding period last year, and Published by A.P. Møller, this means that the operational improvements in our companies for the half- Copenhagen year, calculated in Danish kroner, are no more than modest. For the year as a Editor: Hanne H. Clausen whole, after gains on disposals and other special items, a net profit amounting Printers: Scanprint a-s to approximately the same as in 1994 is expected. Layout: Jakob Kühnel, MDD Copies: The Oil and Gas Activity in the North Sea also showed a slight operational 13,600 Danish improvement during the first half-year and, for the year as a whole, a similar 13,200 English profit level to that of last year is anticipated. Local correspondents: The full year result will continue to be influenced by the development in freight rates, the US dollar rate of exchange and listed prices on securities and, for the AUSTRALIA: Peter Floratos oil and gas activity, by the development of oil and gas prices. BANGLADESH: M. Shamimul Huq FRANCE: Laurence Chollet Consequently we must continue our efforts, find new ways of tackling the GERMANY: Susanne Heinken challenges and demonstrate an even greater degree of ingenuity, if the positive HONG KONG: Teresa Suen tendencies of the first half-year are to be intensified and the outlook for the year INDIA: Hoshang Vajifdar as a whole improved.
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