The core company accounted for EUR 11.3m of the total profit, which is 55% more than in the first nine months last year. The company's revenues were meanwhile up by 3% to EUR 101.6m.

Revenues at the group level also increased by 3% to EUR 106.5m, with transshipment going up by 2% to 13.4 million tonnes, primarily on the account of higher container and general cargo transshipment revenues.

The group's operating profit stood at EUR 14.5m, which is down 1% year-on-year. Its debt was reduced from EUR 183.9m to EUR 159.5m in the period, according to the press release.

The group still records a loss from financing, which in the January-September period amounted to EUR 2.8m, which is however 35% less than in the same period last year.

The group's profit for the whole year is expected to be on par with last year's, which amounted to EUR 10.5m.