Dredging group Boskalis announced on Thursday net profit in the first half of 2010 of €123.9 mln, against €102.7 mln in the year earlier period.

Turnover also improved to €1,135 mln in the first six months of this year, compared with €989 mln in 2009.
With an order book valued at €3.3 bn, Boskalis is expecting a continuing strong performance for the rest of 2010.