New York-listed financial shipowner SFL Corp boosted its dividend payouts again as it reported another profitable quarter and revealed the sale of a suezmax tanker.

The John Fredriksen-founded company made a net profit of $48.5m on $197.8m of operating revenue in the three months ended on 31 December 2022, as compared to the third-quarter figures of $49.9m net profit on $166.9m