APL volume up 12pc, but revenue per box off 2pc over 4 weeks

SINGAPORE's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) container unit APL posted a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in volume, in the four weeks ending April 8, but also a two per cent decline in revenue per box.


Volume during the period totalled 229,700 FEU while revenue was US$2,557 per FEU. NOL attributed the revenue decline to falling Asia-Europe rates and a changing cargo mix associated with higher intra-Asia volumes.


But the company also credited higher intra-Asia and Asia-Europe volumes for driving the increased throughput.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)