Ocean Yield reported a steady bottom-line profit in the second quarter but delivered an improved adjusted result as fleet growth boosted revenue.

The Oslo-listed shipowner, part of Kjell Inge Rokke's  Aker group of companies, reported a net profit after tax of of $25.5m, down from $25.8m.

With one-time items, currency fluctuations and other items not typically tracked by analysts stripped out, the $31.6m