Korea’s Hanjin Shipping has posted anincreased loss of KRW 224.5bn ($218.8m) in the first quarter as it took a bighit from the disposal of elderly vessels.

The deficit compares to KRW 34.7bn in thesame three months of 2013.

The figure for 2014 included a KRW 157.3bn lossfrom selling old ships in a bid to improve its financial structure, it said.

Revenue was down at KRW 2.15