The company said it made DKK 195m ($34.67m) on a net basis to 30 June, up from DKK 79m in the same period of 2013.

Revenue grew to DKK 3.3bn from DKK 3bn year-on-year.

North Sea and English Channel freight activities continued to strengthen and passenger numbers were boosted by Easter traffic.

"The quarterly result was again somewhat ahead of our expectations, and July, the first month of our Q3 high season, was also slightly above expectations,” said CEO Niels Smedegaard.

“We