Taiwanese container line Evergreen has bounced back into profit in the fourth quarter.

Net earnings to 31 December were TWD 6.66bn ($228.55m), it said, from a loss of TWD 8.56bn in the same three months of 2016.

Revenue was up at TWD 150.58bn against TWD 124.46bn.

Operating costs rose more slowly than revenue at TWD 139.69bn,