TheSwedish Maritime Administration, SMA, has drafted two of TransAtlantic's
offshore/icebreaker vessels, Tor Viking and Balder Viking, for icebreaking
assignment in the Baltic Sea.  The vessels will be equipped with detachable
towing notches in Landskrona and are expected to be in the Baltic Sea area by
the middle of next week.
The  last time  one of  TransAtlantic's vessels  was drafted  for an icebreaking
assignment was winter 2007 when Tor Viking spent a month breaking ice.
TransAtlantic  has a  long-term contract  with the  SMA, which  entails that the
vessels  must be available during the first  quarter of the year as required and
within  ten days  for icebreaking  in the  Baltic Sea.  In return, Transatlantic
receives  an annual basic fee, regardless of whether icebreaking is conducted or
not.  If icebreaking is conducted, the fee is increased. The contract expires in
2015, with an option to extend for an additional 15 years.


      For further information, please contact CEO Stefan Eliasson, +46 (0)
                                  304 67 47 00


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    Press release (PDF): http://hugin.info/135816/R/1378629/339070.pdf