StealthGas comfortably stayed in the black for another quarter and is set to beat the full-year record profit it achieved in 2023.

The US-listed owner of small and midsize LPG carriers, led and controlled by Greek shipowner Harry Vafias, booked a net income of $12.2m in the three months through to the end of September.

Excluding one-off items, such as a $4.7m