South Port 1H profits weaken as warehouse returns ebb, offsetting gain in cargo volumes

South Port 1H profits weaken as warehouse returns ebb, offsetting gain in cargo volumes
By Suze Metherell Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) – South Port New Zealand, which operates the wharves at Bluff in Southland, posted a 7.7 percent drop in first-half profit as a rise volumes of cargo such as fertiliser, stock foods and logs was offset by lower returns from warehouses. Profit fell to $2.68 million in the six months ended Dec. 31, from $2.9 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Sales rose 5 percent to $14.6 million. The company reiterated its guidance for full-year earnings to fall in the range of $5.8 million to $6...