Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, posts profit beat and raises full-year guidance
The company, widely considered a barometer of global trade, reported preliminary underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $2.3 billion for the June quarter.
That's up around 7% from $2.14 billion over the same period a year ago and above the $1.97 billion expected by analysts in an LSEG poll.
Maersk raised its full-year 2025 financial guidance, pointing to more resilient market demand outside of North America. It now sees global container market volume growth between 2% and 4%, up from a previous forecast of -1% and 4%.
"At this time, the disruption in the Red Sea is still expected to last for the full year," the company noted.
The results come as the shipping industry prepares for a new era of trade complexity, with U.S. President Donald Trump slapping higher tariff rates of between 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners.
The U.S. president's sweeping new tariffs took effect Thursday, with the Trump administration seeking to reshape the global trading system in America's favor.
Major trading partners, such as the U.K., Japan and South Korea, have secured deals to get lower tariffs than those announced in early April. The European Union has also struck a framework agreement to lower tariffs on most EU goods to 15%.
Other countries have been hit harder by Trump's trade war. The U.S. has imposed levies of 50% on goods from Brazil, 39% on Switzerland, 35% on Canada and 25% on India.
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