Lysaker, 22 October 2015:
Scanship Holding ASA has through its subsidiary Scanship AS been awarded an AWP retrofit contract to upgrade a ship for a larger Miami based cruise line company.
The retrofit contract is the first in the cruise industry to upgrade an existing ship to comply with the new IMO Marpol standard MEPC 227(64) chapter 4.2 including phosphorous and nitrogen removal. This standard is known as the Helcom standard.
The retrofit will take place during a scheduled drydock in 2Q16.
The Scanship AWP system is today the only system in complaint Helcom operations aboard Quantum of the Seas, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Getaway and Viking Star. In the next years, 18 large cruise vessels are already scheduled to enter worldwide cruise operations with Scanship compliant Helcom systems.
The class approval process with DNV GL to obtain MED B and MED F certificates according to the new Helcom standard has been based on the operation of Scanship AWP aboard RCCL and NCL cruise vessels, confirming the improvement environmental regulation for cruise ships. To date, no other suppliers has these type of systems installed on cruise vessels neither any adequacy certificates accordingly.
For further queries, please contact:
Henrik Badin - CEO
Scanship Holding ASA
Tel: +47 90 78 98 25
Email: henrik.badin@scanship.no
ABOUT SCANSHIP HOLDING ASA
Scanship is an industry leader in advanced technologies for processing waste and purifying water within the maritime industry. Owners of vessels operating our systems have the solutions to convert all waste and wastewater to inert materials, recyclables, clean flue gas and effluent, which meets the highest international discharge standards. Our new technologies will recover water and produce energy, providing tangible payback from the operations. We strive for the highest quality, innovative and sustainable solutions.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.