I.M. Skaugen SE has today posted its audited Annual Report 2008 on
www.skaugen.com. Notice for ordinary general meeting on the 9 March 2009 was also sent to the shareholders by regular mail today. The notice is also posted on company's website.
The net result before tax for the year 2008 is USD8.3 million and net result for the year 2008 is USD7.9 million. The book equity totaled USD102.0 million.
At the Annual General meeting on 9 March 2009, the Board will recommend not to pay dividend for 2008.
I.M. Skaugen SE
If you have any questions, please contact:
Bente Flø, Chief Financial Officer, on telephone +47 23 12 03 30/+47 91 64 56 08 or by e-mail: bente.flo@skaugen.com. This press release is also available on the Internet at our website: http://www.skaugen.com.
Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker code IMSK, I.M. Skaugen SE (IMS) - is a marine transportation service company engaged in the hassle-free transportation of petrochemical gases LPG and LNG, marine transfer of crude oil and LNG, and the design and construction of smaller and specialised high quality vessels.
We are a fully integrated shipping company that designs, builds, owns, mans and manages our own ships. IMS customers are major international companies in the oil and petrochemical industry, whom we serve worldwide from our presence in Bahrain, Freeport and Houston (USA), Oslo and Stavanger (Norway), Singapore, Sunderland (UK) and Nanjing, Shanghai, Taizhou, Zhangjiagang and Wuhan (China). We also operate recruitment and training programmes in St. Petersburg (Russia) and Wuhan (China) for the crewing of vessels.
IMS employs approximately 1,700 people and currently operates about 35 vessels worldwide. The fleet comprises petrochemical gas and LPG carriers, Aframax tankers and lightering support vessels, barges and tugs.
We have a comprehensive newbuilding programme in China, of which three 3,200cbm LPG vessels are delivered and sold; three purpose-designed combination carriers with LPG/Ethylene/VCM and Organic chemicals carrying capability; and up to ten advanced 10,000-12,000cbm LNG/ LPG/Ethylene gas carriers, with delivery from 2009 and onwards. IMS has invested and built up internal resources and infrastructure in China to ensure innovative and flexible vessels at lower cost. During 2008 we also completed our latest fleet renewal programme for SPT, with the delivery of six new purpose-designed and -built Aframax tankers on a long-term bareboat charter.