Marsden Maritime lifts first-half earnings 2.9% as Northport volumes remain flat

Marsden Maritime lifts first-half earnings 2.9% as Northport volumes remain flat
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Feb. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Marsden Maritime Holdings, which owns half of the Marsden Point-based Northport along with a marina, commercial facilities and land, lifted first-half profit 2.9 percent with cargo volumes crossing the port largely flat.  Net profit increased to $4.1 million, or 10.3 cents per share, in the six months ended Dec. 31, from $4 million, or 9.74 cents, a year earlier, the Whangarei-based company said in a statement. Revenue from its half-share in Northport slipped 1.9 percent to $4.2 million, even as car...