COPENHAGEN — Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says its first-quarter profit increased by 19.1
Revenue of $8.96 billion was just higher than in the same period a year earlier.
Chief Executive Soeren Skou said the Maersk Oil unit delivered strong earnings but the core shipping business, Maersk Line, dropped to a $66 million loss in the first quarter, mainly due to an 80
Skou said "we reiterate our guidance for the year," adding the that Copenhagen-based group expected its underlying profit above the 2016 result of $11 million.
Maersk shares increased nearly 2
The Associated Press
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