The Polish Ministry of Treasury withdraws from the negotiations concerning the privatisation of Polferries


Helsinki, Finland, 2015-06-02 16:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Finnlines Plc                         Stock Exchange Release 2 June 2015 at 17:00

 

THE POLISH MINISTRY OF TREASURY WITHDRAWS FROM THE NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING THE PRIVATISATION OF POLFERRIES

The Polish Ministry of Treasury has on 1 June 2015 taken the decision to withdraw from the negotiations initiated on the basis of the invitation to negotiations in the matter of sale of the shares in the Polska Żegluga Bałtycka S.A. (“Polferries”).

Polferries is one of the major shipping companies owned by the state of Poland providing maritime liner services in the southern Baltic Sea between Poland and Sweden / Denmark with three ropax / passenger - vessels.

 

 

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Tom Pippingsköld                                      Tapani Voionmaa
CFO                                                           Group General Counsel

 

 

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Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd and is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterranean, West Africa as well as the Atlantic coast of both North and South America.

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