Finnish handysize bulker specialist ESL Shipping has suffered a loss-making first quarter as port strikes and impairments from ship sales hurt the bottom line.

The Baltic Sea owner said the winter had been especially harsh.

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Rolf Jansson, chief executive of Helsinki-listed parent Aspo, added that domestic strikes and tough ice conditions knocked €3.5m