Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard
(Weihai) to deliver propulsion and manoeuvring systems for two 230m roll-on,
roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessels for Finnlines. Currently under construction
at Weihai and expected to be delivered for deployment in the Baltic Sea by 2023,
the ships will each carry up to 1,212 passengers and are specified with a focus
on sustainable technologies and green operation.

Worth in excess of EUR 12 million, the contract will see the system fitted to
Finnlines' flagship Superstar RoPax vessels, integrated with one of KONGSBERG's
market-leading control systems. These ships will be built to the highest
Swedish/Finnish ice class (1A Super).

Performance is further boosted through the deployment of KONGSBERG controllable
pitch propellers, while the integrated propeller and rudder, increasing thrust
and reducing drag, will also contribute significantly to the vessels' fuel
efficiency and consequent lowering of emissions. 

Weisong Ni, Vice GM for China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd, said:
"These vessels are being built to the highest standards for use in the sensitive
environment of the Baltic Sea, so it is vital that we make every effort to
choose technologies that ensure they will operate as sustainably as possible.
KONGSBERG's propulsion and manoeuvring system will help ensure that the vessels
minimise fuel usage and emissions, whilst at the same time assisting
manoeuvrability - often a crucial consideration for passenger ferries which may
dock several times every day."

Egil Haugsdal, President Kongsberg Maritime, said: "This is a major contract and
a key endorsement of our propulsion, manoeuvring and automation systems, of
which we are justly proud. We have developed strategies to improve energy
efficiency, thereby saving fuel and reducing emissions. Kongsberg Maritime is
committed to sustainability across our industry, and this contract is an example
of how our technologies can fundamentally benefit both the environment and the
enactment of onboard operations."

For more information contact:
Ronny Lie, Chief Communication Officer, Kongsberg Gruppen, +47 916 10 798
Jan Erik Hoff, Vice President Investor Relations Kongsberg Gruppen, +47 991 11
916

KONGSBERG (OSE-ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group that
supplies high-tech systems and solutions to customers in the maritime, oil &
gas, defence and aerospace industries. KONGSBERG has almost 11,000 employees in
40 countries.

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