The years 2021 and especially 2022 were extremely profitable for container ship operators worldwide. In 2022, Maersk reported an EBIT margin of some **** percent, up from ** percent in 2021 and **** percent in 2020. It is estimated that the container shipping industry made a profit of about *** billion U.S. dollars in 2021, which is more than double what the industry made for the whole period from 2010 to 2020.
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DHL Group. (May 31, 2023). EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from /statistics/275382/operating-margin-of-selected-container-lines/
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