North-Western Shipping's (NWS)volume of shipped goods saw a minor spike last year compared to 2016.
The Russian owner carried 5.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, up 3.5% from the previous year.
Almost a third of it was moved by NWS' 10 new Amethyst class DCV36-series vessels and by seven Neva-Leader class ships.
NWS saw gains of 22% in grain transport to 2.2
