Seafood and investment activities helped prop up results at Norway’s Grieg Group in 2017 as a loss from its shipowning wing weighed on its bottom line.

While Grieg Star slipped deeper into the red the group's shipbroking division booked stronger results despite supporting growth projects in Norway and Asia.

Grieg said 2017 was a good year overall, with its profit fed by a strong salmon industry and a developing investment arm.