Marsden Maritime annual profit slips 17% on smaller property value gains

Marsden Maritime annual profit slips 17% on smaller property value gains
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Marsden Maritime Holdings, which owns half of the Marsden Point-based Northport, reported a 17 percent drop in annual profit as it reaped smaller gains on the value of its investment properties and marina operations.  Net profit fell to $10.1 million, or 24.33 cents per share, in the 12 months ended June 30, from $12.1 million, or 29.2 cents, a year earlier, the Whangarei-based company said in a statement. That was largely due to the company reaping a $341,000 gain on the value of its assets, down f...