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Financial commitments from operating lease, rental and charter contracts declined to € 5.0 billion at the end of the first half of the 2008 financial year, down from
€ 5.3 billion as at 31 December 2007. The fair value decreased from € 4.3 billion to € 4.1 billion. Of this total, container shipping accounted for € 2.1 billion (nominal value) or € 1.7 billion (fair value).
The remaining other financial commitments overall rose slightly to € 4.2 billion as at the end of the first half of 2008, up from € 4.1 billion as at the end of the previous financial year. While order commitments in respect of capital expenditure increased by € 0.2 billion to € 3.6 billion due to the ordering of six new container ship builds with a capacity of 8,750 TEU each, less the ships delivered in the 2008 financial year, other financial commitments only declined slightly. The fair value of the remaining other financial liabilities declined from € 3.6 billion to € 3.5 billion for maturity-related reasons. As at 30 June 2008, order commitments in respect of capital expenditure in container shipping had a nominal value of € 0.8 billion (fair value:
€ 0.7 billion).
Order commitments for tourism services were no longer shown as of the 2007 financial year, in line with customary industry practice. The previous year’s figures were restated accordingly.