Germany's Hapag-Lloyd has again upgraded its earnings forecast for the full financial year to between €10.1bn to €10.9bn ($11.6bn to 12.6bn).

The latest upgrade by the world's fifth largest liner company compares with an earlier Ebitda forecasts in the region of €7.6bn to €9.3bn.

The upgrade comes on the back of very strong financial results in the first nine months of 2021, according to preliminary earnings figures published today.