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Coscol reveals deep losses in Q1

Coscol reveals deep losses in Q1
Shanghai: Cosco Shipping (Coscol), an arm of China's state shipping conglomerate China Ocean Shipping, revealed deep losses in the first quarter due largely to low freight rates.

In an unaudited financial statement, the Shanghai-listed company posted first quarter net loss of RMB45.07m ($7.28m) as against a net profit of RMB3.82m in the same period of 2012.

Revenue fell 7% year-on-year to RMB17.83m in the period ended 31 March 2013.

Coscol said that due to the global shipping recession, charter rates for multipurpose vessels have slumped, leading to the set of unprofitable results.