The North of England Club has leapt to the top of the protection-and-indemnity (P&I) club profitability league with a surplus of $90m.

The exceptionally good result is the product of a year when most things went right for the Newcastle-based club.

It was a very benign year for both smaller and larger claims, with a strategy of parting company with fleets that were not paying their way appearing to pay off.

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