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Profit up

Cosco Pacific Ltd, Asia's third largest container terminal operator, boosted first-half profit 11 percent as China's surging exports of toys, furniture and clothes fueled sea cargo traffic. Net income climbed to $153.2 million, or 6.8 cents a share, the company said in a statement yesterday. Profit, excluding a one-time gain, was $137.9 million a year earlier. Sales climbed 10 percent to $162.1 million.

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