Nordic American Tankers (NAT) reported another profitable quarter and revealed third-quarter bookings that pointed to continuing strong numbers.

The Herbjorn Hanssen-led suezmax tanker specialist reported a quarterly profit of $26.8m, a dip from the first quarter’s $46.9m in net income that still reverses the $3.95m loss logged in the second quarter of last year.

The profit was driven by net voyage revenue of $67.9m,