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outlook for 2014
Looking ahead for 2014, the Trust’s outlook for US and Europe
is favourable. China’s economy is also expected to remain
positive on the back of the government pledging to maintain
policy stability and to support steady growth.
Building on its cutting-edge infrastructure and strong
fundamentals, the Trust will continue to drive growth by
focusing on managing cash fow through appropriate fnancing
arrangements, managing capital expenditure spending,
controlling working capital needs and optimising capital
deployment with the objective of providing stable and growing
annual distributions to unitholders.
The Trust’s
reputation as the
preferred deep-water
ports operator in the PRD
was another significant
factor that helped
soften the effects of
the lukewarm economic
climate, allowing the
Trust to hold steady
relative to its peers in
terms of throughput.
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