It booked a gain of $1.8m, up from $0.9m in the corresponding period of 2013.

Total operating revenue rose from $11.3m in 2013 to $18.4m as of the end of September.

The company’s main segments - shipping and Oceanteam solutions - contributed equally to this figure.

Operating costs climbed to $4.9m versus $3.5m in the same stage of last year.

Its shipping segment’s backlog stood at $231m.

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