Consilium receives prestigious order

Consilium has received an order to deliver fire detection systems to 2 combined freight and passenger ferries (RoPax) that will be the largest in the world of its kind. The order value is approximately 5 MSEK.

The size of the vessels will be 63,600 GT and with a length of 240 meters they will have 5,500 meters of trailer lanes and 728 meters car lanes of, and at the same time take 1,200 passengers onboard. The vessels, being built at the Aker/MTW yards in Germany, will be used in traffic between the Netherlands and Great Britain with a scheduled delivery by 2010.

"Combining passengers and cargo requires specific onboard safety measurements and we are once again pleased to see that Consilium is the customer’s choice when safety matters", said Ove Hansson, Consilium’s President and CEO.

CONSILIUM AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:
Consilium AB (publ)
Ove Hansson
President and CEO
Tel: + 46 (0) 8-563 05 300
Cell: + 46 (0) 70-576 08 33
www.consilium.se