Nakilat, the Qatar-based LNG shipowner, has made a strong start to the 2018 financial year with a 13% increase in net profit.

The Doha-based company saw net income for the first three months increase to QR 217m ($59.6m) versus the QR 191.4m seen a year ago.

Nakilat say revenue for the first three months of 2018 inch up 1.5% to QR 890.3m