** Global Ports Holding's shares GPH.L up 9% at 120p
** World's largest cruise port operator's HY loss before tax
narrows to $4.4 mln from $29.4 mln a year ago urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC7VB2W
** Co says HY total revenue jumped 94% to $118.3 mln
** GPH adds that year-to-date, it has experienced
higher-than-expected passenger volumes, driven by faster
recovery in occupancy rates across port network
** Sees reporting FY adjusted earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortisation in excess of $60 mln,
ahead of current market expectations
** Including session gains, stock has fallen ~6% YTD
(Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru)
((Amna.Karimi@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8083261226;))