Trailer Bridge reports improved results

Trailer Bridge reports improved results    Trailer Bridge, which operates a liner shipping service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico using tugs and barges, said third quarter earnings were $1.9 million, up 22.5 percent from the same period in 2005.
   Revenue increased 10.3 percent to $28.9 million, driven by a 5.4 percent increase in average revenue per southbound container, an 0.9 percent rise in southbound container volume, and increased fuel surcharges.
   The company also noted that earnings benefited from completion of dry-docking work that had disrupted its services in prior quarters.