A near 60% rise in profits from container leasing and a more than 60% jump in operating profit at Baltic ferry operator Silja were not enough to stop Sea Containers sliding to a $10.1m first-half loss.
In the same period last year the Bermuda-registered, New York-listed company recorded a loss of $1.0m. Sea Containers president, James Sherwood, attributed the higher loss to a $5.3m