Marco Polo Marine up 6.7% on S$100 million order book wins, ranks among top-traded SGX stocks

[SINGAPORE] Marco Polo Marine shares surged on Thursday (Sep 18) morning after the integrated marine logistics company announced that it clinched S$100 million in order book wins.

It was one of the most heavily traded counters on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) before midday.

The stock rose to S$0.08 as at 9.56 am, with 54.5 million shares changing hands. This was 6.7 per cent or S$0.005 higher than its S$0.075 closing price on Wednesday.

It was the second most heavily traded stock on the SGX as at 10.52 am, with close to 68.4 million shares transacted. By then, it had eased to S$0.078, still up from Wednesday’s close by 4 per cent or S$0.003.

The company announced on Wednesday that it had secured ship-chartering order book contracts worth around S$100 million as at Jun 30 – the end of its third quarter.

Additionally, the completion of its fourth dry dock will enhance shipyard capacity and is expected to contribute to its performance for the fourth quarter of the 2025 financial year and FY2026, the group said in the update on its ship-chartering operations.

Back in August, its Q3 gross profit dropped 4 per cent to S$14 million, from S$14.6 million a year earlier. Its gross earnings declined despite profit margin rising to 44 per cent from 42 per cent. Revenue also dropped 9 per cent to S$31.7 million from S$34.9 million in Q3 2024, driven by lower contributions from its shipyard operations and rechartering income from third-party vessels in Taiwan.

In the Wednesday update, the group noted that revenue from rechartering vessels in Taiwan “remains subdued” amid project phasing.

However, new crew transfer vessel additions and the income from the commissioning of service operation vessel Wind Archer – which began generating income in April – are expected to contribute for the rest of FY2025 and in FY2026, it said.