State shipowner China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has cut its profit forecast for the full year due to woeful bulker markets.

The Hong Kong-listed owner said 2015 net earnings should be between CNY 320m ($48.65m) and CNY 400m, a rise of as much as 28.6% from the CNY 311m it logged for 2014.

It attributed this to tanker rate increases, leading to a significant increase in revenue, plus cost-control efforts.

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