A record order intake has boosted the work in hand of Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine division to SGD 9.1bn ($7.5bn) with deliveries extending into 2014.

Net profit of Keppel Corp for the first half was 7% ahead of the same period of last year at SGD 696m with the second quarter rather better at SGD 385m, a 9.3% improvement on the comparable period of 2011.

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