Feb 16 (Reuters) - South Port New Zealand Ltd SPN.NZ :
* CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITIONS IMPACT SOUTH PORT'S RESULT
* GLOBAL EVENTS CONTINUE TO CREATE UNCERTAINTY AND PROVIDE
CHALLENGES TO OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS
* ESTIMATES FULL-YEAR EARNINGS SHOULD BE IN RANGE OF NZ$7.3
MILLION TO NZ$8.0 MILLION
* INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 7.50 NZ CENTS PER SHARE
* NET PROFIT AFTER TAX FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS NZ$3.0 MILLION
VERSUS
NZ$5.2 MILLION
* TOTAL CARGO ACTIVITY WAS 1.49 MILLION TONNES IN HY
* HY REVENUE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS NZ$25.4 MILLION, UP
0.6%
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