Hanjin Shipping Holdings Co., the holding company of Hanjin Shipping Co., has said that it swung to the black in the second quarter of the year from a year earlier on gains from equity ties with affiliates.

Net profit reached 174 billion won ($145 million) in the April-June period, compared with a loss of 135 billion won the previous quarter, the company said in a regulatory filing.

From the Joon Ang Daily