Drybulk carrier Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd posted a quarterly profit that beat estimates, helped by higher freight rates.

The company said it expects to incur additional costs in the fourth quarter as it will drydock three vessels.

For July-September quarter, the company's net income was $1.6 million, or 4 cents a share, compared with $36.2 million, or $0.99 per share, a year ago.

Voyage revenue fell by almost a quarter to $93.5 million.

Analysts, on average, expected the company to break-even on revenue of $92.8 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Separately, Genco-managed Baltic Trading posted a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss. (Reuters)