Marsden Maritime net profit down on lower cargo through Northport

Marsden Maritime net profit down on lower cargo through Northport
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Feb. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Marsden Maritime Holdings said its net profit was down 16.1 percent as a result of lower bulk cargo through Northport. The Whangarei-based company, which owns half of Marsden Point-based Northport, said net profit was $4.4 million in the six months through December versus $5.3 million in the prior year. Overall cargo throughput at Northport was down 11 percent at 1.699 million tonnes, with log volumes decreasing by 9.8 percent. Total revenue was down 3.1 percent at  $7.2 million.  Looking ahea...