{
  "id": 4039612,
  "title": "COSCO SHIPPING Ports Announces Positive 2026 Interim Results – Piraeus Port Container Throughput Slower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/cosco-shipping-ports-announces-positive-2026-interim-results-piraeus",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cosco-shipping-ports-announces-positive-2026-interim-results-piraeus-port-container-throughput-slower/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited reported positive interim results for the first half of 2026, with total throughput increasing by 7.9% year-over-year to 80,157,047 TEU. The company's equity throughput also rose by 7.0% YoY to 24,492,008 TEU. Revenue for the company saw a 12.3% YoY increase to US$905,344,000, with gross profit up 9.3% YoY to US$239,507,000. The profit attributable to equity holders of the company grew by 28.5% YoY to US$233,672,000, leading to a declared first interim dividend of US$2.360 per share.\n\nThe global shipping market faced challenges from route network restructuring and compressed profitability. COSCO SHIPPING Ports maintained its operational resilience by deepening lean operation management and optimizing resource allocation and business processes. The company's total throughput from terminals under its control increased by 2.5% YoY to 16,893,574 TEU, representing 21.1% of the Group's total. Non-controlling terminals' throughput grew by 9.4% YoY to 63,263,473 TEU, accounting for 78.9% of the Group's total.",
  "summary": "COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports logistics service provider, today announced the interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’) for the 6 months ended 30 June 2026. 2026 Interim Results Highlights – Total throughput increased by 7.9% YoY to 80,157,047 TEU – Equity throughput increased by 7.0% YoY to 24,492,008 ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}