COSCO Q1 Profit Sinks on Shipyard, Shipping Weakness
COSCO Corporation Singapore Ltd, part of one of China's largest shipbuilding groups, said its first-quarter net profit dropped 94 percent year-on-year to S$766,000 ($579,600) on weak performance in shipyard and bulk shipping businesses.
COSCO Corp, a Singapore-listed subsidiary of Chinese state-owned maritime conglomerate China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company, posted a revenue of S$991.2 million ($750 million), down 4.6 percent on the year. ($1 = 1.3216 Singapore dollars) (Reporting by Rujun Shen