Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reported a weaker financial performance for the first half of 2017, despite a sizeable increase in revenue.
The Japanese shipowner made a profit of JPY 13.1bn ($115.7m) in the six months to 30 September 2017 against the JPY 16bn seen a year ago.
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The year-on-year decline came despite the company posting a near 15% increase in first half revenue to JPY 818.9bn.