Ferry and boxship owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) has posted stronger revenue and volume figures for the first 10 months.
Revenue to 31 October was higher by 3.1% at EUR 288.9m ($338.7m).
To 11 November, it carried 385,100 cars, up 2.2%, while ro-ro-freight rose 0.5% to 247,700 units.
Container freight was up 5.5% at 281,000 teu.
Net cash at the end of October was EUR 43.6m compared with a net debt position of EUR 37.9m at 31 December 2016.
Ferry revenue recorded in the period to 31 October amounted to EUR 184.4m, including intra-division charter income, a 1.4% increase on the prior year.
"In the period since 30 June carryings grew at 1.6%, under-performing market growth rates as the division has focused on higher-yielding accompanied freight traffic in advance of the introduction of the new ferry WB Yeats during 2018," it said.
Fuel costs continue to be impacted by higher global fuel prices compared to the previous year.
