GC Rieber Shipping - British Antarctic Survey exer

British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a component body of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), declares its fourth option for a one-year extension of the bareboat charter for "RRS Ernest Shackleton". The option will be effective from August 2017.

"RRS Ernest Shackleton" has been on a long-term charter with BAS since August 1999. BAS further holds one annual option to extend the bareboat charter.

For further information: Einar Ytredal, CEO (act.), GC Rieber Shipping, phone: +47 975 20 184

Øystein Kvåle, CFO (act.), GC Rieber Shipping, phone: +47 479 02 919 

About GC Rieber Shipping:

GC Rieber Shipping's business within offshore/shipping includes ownership in specialized vessels, high quality marine ship management and project development within the segments subsea, ice/support and marine seismic. The group has a specialized competence in offshore operations in harsh environments as well as design, development and maritime operation of offshore vessels.

GC Rieber Shipping currently owns and operates 11 advanced special purpose vessels for defined markets within the subsea, ice/support and marine seismic segments.

The company has its headquarter and a ship management office in Bergen, and an additional ship management company in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia). The company is listed on Oslo Børs with ticker RISH.

Further information is available on the company's website www.gcrieber-shipping.com .

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)