Norwegian ferry company Color Group suffered a sizeable loss in the first half this year due to extensive cancellations from the coronavirus pandemic.

The group's pre-tax loss amounted to NOK 756m ($89.8m) against a NOK 108m loss in the first half of 2019.

Operating revenue fell to NOK 1.12bn in the first half of 2020, from from NOK 2.28bn in the same period of last year.