Oslo-based containership investor SinOceanic returned to profit this year.

Norasia Enterprise, now YM Portland

In the second quarter, earnings before tax etc. were $0.8m compared with a loss of $1.1m in the second quarter of 2010.

The company's first half earnings came in at $0.1m compared with a loss of $2.2m for the first half of last year.

The company’s plan to invest in ships continues apace.

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