Earnings Release • Aug 7, 2015
Earnings Release
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Viking Supply Ships A/S Interim Report January - June 2015
Press release
Total revenue for Q2 2015 was MNOK 290 (MNOK 365), of which vessel operations
contribute with MNOK 261 (MNOK 262) and Services and Ship Management segments
contribute with MNOK 29 (MNOK 103). The total EBITDA for Q2 was MNOK 91 (MNOK
115). The operating result (EBIT) for Q2 was MNOK 43 (MNOK 69). The net result
for Q2 was MNOK 47 (MNOK 38).
The average fixture rate for the AHTS fleet in Q2 was NOK 463,500 (NOK 413,000)
and GBP 2,650 (GBP 10,360) for the Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) fleet. The
average utilization for the AHTS fleet for Q2 was 75% (72%) and 22% (82%) for
the PSV fleet.
VSS A/S has been awarded a management contract to operate the Swedish Maritime
Administraton (SMA) ice-breaker fleet for a period of seven years. The contract
is a continuation of a current management contract which commenced in 2000.
As communicated in the Q1 2015 financial report, VSS A/S announced to close down
the Aberdeen office with effect from July 2015. By the end of Q2 all activities
related to the PSV fleet has been moved to Copenhagen and Kristiansand. The
Aberdeen office has been closed.
VSS A/S has entered into a new contract with an oil and gas company for Vidar
Viking. The vessel is now firm until August 2016, with options to extend the
vessel until February 2017.
At Rederi AB Transatlantic's (RABT) Annual General Meeting it was resolved, in
accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to amend the Articles of
Association resulting in the change of name from Rederi AB Transatlantic to
Viking Supply Ships AB (VSS AB). The Board of VSS AB has decided to appoint
Christian W. Berg as CEO of VSS AB with immediate effect, Mr. Berg will also
continue as CEO of VSS A/S.
In June MNOK 145 was declared in dividend to VSS AB.
For further information please contact:
Christian W. Berg, CEO, ph. +45 41 77 83 80, e-mail
Morten G. Aggvin, IR & Treasury Director, ph. +47 41 04 71 25, e-mail
Viking Supply Ships A/S is a subsidiary of Viking Supply Ships AB (publ). The
operations are focused on offshore and icebreaking primarily in Arctic and
subarctic areas. For further information, please visit: www.vikingsupply.com.
Viking Supply Ships A/S is obliged to make this information public according to
the agreement with the bond holders in VSS01, listed on Nordic ABM at Oslo Stock
Exchange. The information was submitted for publication on August 7th, 2015 at
08:31 pm.
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