Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd's pre-tax profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 rose to RM44.97 million from RM26.33 million in the same quarter last year.

Revenue increased to RM107.55 million from RM103.0 million previously.

Pre-tax profit for the first six months increased to RM98.78 million from RM89.74 million previously.

Revenue widened to RM225.41 million from RM218.9 million last year.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, the company said, going forward, revenue from the handling of liquefied natural gas, vessel calls and cargoes would continue to be the main contributors to its earnings this year.

'A positive growth is also expected from the bulking services operations and from the handling of cargoes and vessel calls for palm oil, palm kernel, alumina, general cargo and container,' it said.

It said barring any unforeseen circumstances, the board expected the performance of the group for 2010 to be better than 2009. -- BERNAMA