German-Danish ro-pax group Scandlines has posted a drop in net earnings in 2016 despite rising revenue.

The company said profit was EUR 81m ($91.16m) last year, down from EUR 107m in 2015.

However, it said: "Scandlines has exceeded expectations with its figures for the year 2016."

Depreciation rose, but revenue hit EUR 470m from EUR 460m in 2015.

The shipowner transported a total of 7.6m