The bulker company, part of the state-controlled Sinotrans & CSC group, said it should log net earnings of between CNY 4.31bn ($704m) and CNY 4.41bn to 30 September.

This would compare to a loss of CNY 497.7m in the same period of 2013.

The company is expecting the boost after completing its bankruptcy restructuring at a court in Wuhan this month.

It survived legal action from creditor banks and the auction of some of its vessels.

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