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In the first semester of the 2012 profit clearly adjusted of Bureau Veritas it has grown of 15.2%
the operating result of the division Marine is diminished of 3.9%
August 28, 2012
In the first semester of the 2012 society of classification and Bureau Veritas certification the period with profit clearly adjusted of 189,2 million euros has increased own economic results archiviando on revenues for 1,861, 6 million euros, with increases respective of 15.2% and 14.7% on the first half last year. The operating profit adjusted is piled to 295,6 million euros (+13.9%).
"In the first half of 2012 - the managing director of the French company has commented, Didier Michaud-Daniel - Bureau Veritas has recorded an increase of the revenues and the profits next to 15%. This in existence reflects the strong resumption in the regions in fast increase hauled from the investments in energetic infrastructures and the strengthening of the standards of quality QHSE so as the slow down attended in some markets as that of the constructions in southern Europe and that of the shipbuilding in the field Marine. The group - it has added Michaud-Daniel - has continued its series of acquisitions with some social acquisitions times to strengthen our competences and our geographic cover in interesting segments of market".
The single division Marine of Bureau Veritas has closed the first semester of 2012 with an operating profit adjusted of 47,3 million euros, down of 3.9% regarding 49,2 million euros in the first six months last year. The revenues are increased of 0.6% to 160,7 million euros. In the first half of this Bureau Veritas year it has acquired 439 relative orders to the construction of ships for a total pairs to 2,0 million tons of tonnage regarding 3,9 million tons of tonnage in the first semester of 2011. The orderbook of the division on 30 June it is come down to 18,0 million tons of tonnage regarding 22,3 million tsl on December 31, 2011. The consistency of the fleet in Bureau Veritas class on June 30, 2012 was almost 10,000 ships (+2.4% on on June 30, 2011) for a total of 88,9 million tons of tonnage (+10.0%).
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