Icelandic container line Eimskip is planning to renew its fleet and pursue other investments after a rise in third quarter profit.

The company said net earnings to 30 September were EUR 8.47m ($9m), from EUR 7.51m in 2014.

Revenue grew to EUR 129.72m from EUR 119.58m, with EBITDA at EUR 16.4m, up 29.5%. Both of these figures were the best since 2009.

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