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China Merchants Energy Shipping plunges to Q1 loss

China Merchants Energy Shipping plunges to Q1 loss
Shanghai: China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) plunged to a first quarter net loss amid a sluggish oil tanker shipping market.

Shanghai-listed CMES posted first quarter deficit of RMB70.87m ($11.46m) as against a net profit of RMB52.23m in the same period of last year.

The VLCC owner saw operating revenue decreased 20% year-on-year to RMB650.45m.

In 2012, CMES recorded full year profit of RMB91.07m on revenue of RMB2.87bn.

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