The company said net profit was DKK 123m ($22.46m) to 31 March, from DKK 124m in the same period of 2013.

Revenue grew to DKK 2.84bn from DKK 2.71bn thanks to stronger North Sea activity.

It blamed Easter occurring in March last year for a drop in passenger business, however.

"The Q1 result was slightly ahead of our expectations and that trend continued in April," said CEO Nils Smedegaard.

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