
MPM Software delivered to Ports of Auckland
includes the fuel tanker vessel "Awanuia" GRT 2,747, which is owned by Seafuels, a subsidiary of Ports of Auckland/Z-Energy. The following harbour vessels will be managed and centrally controlled from the office OPM system ashore, with "Awanuia" using the on-board MPM version. Harbour towage vessels "WakaKume" & "Waipapa" are ASD Tugs with 50T bollard pull/4,500BHP, "Hauraki" is an ASD Tug (new Damen 2411) having 70T bollard pull/5,700BHP and "Daldy" a Voith Tug with 25T bollard pull/2,300BHP. Ports of Auckland have four tugs that perform
Boskalis Raises Full-year Profit Forecast
due to the absence of cancellation and rescheduling fees for previously contracted transport capacity, as were included in the first half of the year, the third quarter result declined. The Offshore Energy order book is virtually stable compared to mid-2014. In the Towage & Salvage segment Harbour Towage concluded a strong third quarter after a good first half-year. Revenue at Harbour Towage declined in the third quarter as a result of the deconsolidation of SMIT Harbour Towage Americas. On 1 July the harbour towage activities of SMIT Americas were transferred to two joint ventures with SAAM
Boskalis Reports Record Revenue & Order Book
to EUR 255 million and the operating result (EBIT) equaled EUR 146 million (first half of 2011: EBITDA: EUR 277 million, EBIT: EUR 163 million). The decline was largely due to lower results at the Dredging, Maritime Infrastructure and Dry Infrastructure segments. Conversely, Harbour Towage and Salvage, Transport & Heavy Lift had a good first half of the year with a high level of activity and a rise in operating result. Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis: "In the prevailing market we had a fine performance in the first half of the year with record revenue
Dredging, Marine Experts, Boskalis Trading Update
of 2012 compared to the same period last year. In recent months, market circumstances remained challenging with continued pressure on revenue and margins. For the combined Dredging and Dry Infrastructure segment revenue for the first quarter was comparable to the same period in 2011. The Harbour Towage activities showed a stable revenue development. The level of activities was particularly high in Brazil. In 2011, The Salvage, Transport & Heavy Lift segment showed on balance a positive picture in the first quarter. Salvage experienced high demand for wreck removal services and the Transport