1. Møregruppen Mid Norway-Rosyth Ropax ferry service Bodø, September 2nd. 2005

2. Møregruppen 2 Agenda Introduction and background Why Mid-Norway ? Market potential What lies ahead ?

3. Møregruppen 3 Møregruppen AS Established …  June 2004 Objective  Establish a ferry service between Mid-Norway and Scotland, with connection to continental Europe Board members  Lorentz G. Boxaspen (Chairman of the Board) (Grieg Logistics)  Svein Monsø (Kom Vekst)  Roar Harsvik (Destination Kristiansund & Nordmøre)  Ivar Gjøstøl (Vest Supply) Working group members  Lorentz G. Boxaspen (Grieg Logistics)  Jan Erik Nilsen Netter (Norconsult)  Roar Harsvik (Destination Kristiansund & Nordmøre)  Per Arne Westavik (Destination Kristiansund & Nordmøre)  Rolf Kåre Sæther (Sparebanken Møre)  Roar Lervik (Northern Maritime Corridor)  Alfred Baird (Northern Maritime Corridor)

4. Møregruppen 4 Introduction Why a new ferry service from mid Norway ?  The most important export area in Norway  No international ferry service to/from this region today  Lack of a relevant RoRo transport/tourist corridor to UK and the western parts of Europe  Time and cost savings with a direct sealink from Mid-Norway to UK/continent  Norwegian tourist market with the highest consumption per capita in Europe (tax-free, high income etc)

5. Møregruppen 5 Market potential Tourism Cargo  General cargo  Oil & Gas

6. Møregruppen 6 Population Bergen (Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane)  545.000 inhabitants Mid-Norway  636.000 inhabitants

7. Møregruppen 7 Population and freq. Hordaland and Sogn & Fjordane  Population: 545.000 Mid Norway:  Population: 636.000 Bergen: Three ferry – connections  Denmark  Fjord Line  Color Line  Newcastle Kristiansund: 2006/2007  Rosyth/Edinburgh!

8. Møregruppen 8 Fjord Line- figures 2004 Bergen - England: 174.000 pass. Bergen – Danmark: 314.000 pass. Cargo units – England: 4.365 Cargo units – Denmark 26.352

9. Møregruppen 9 The highest ranked destinations in the world. Kristiansund Rosyth Osl o Paris Norwegian Fjord and the Scottish Highland

10. Møregruppen 10 Overnight stays - 2004 Total stays in hotel,cabin, guest-houses, Norway24.000.000+ 6,1% Fjord Norway 5.600.000+ 4,2%m. share N: 23 % Hordaland 2.150.000+ 6,1%m. share N: 9 % Møre og Romsdal 1.150.000+ 4,5%m. share N: 5 % Foreigners Norway 8.300.000+ 6,9% Fjord Norway 2.100.000+ 2,8%m. share N: 25 % Hordaland 831.000+ 4,4% m. share N: 10 % Møre og Romsdal 370.000+ 2,9% m. share N: 4 % Great Brittain. Norway 560.000+12,2% Fjord Norway 231.000+ 9,3%m. share N: 41 % Hordaland 113.000+ 7,6%m. share N: 20% Møre og Romsdal 16.000+ 24,0%m. share N: 3 %

11. Møregruppen 11 Cargo export – Mid-Norway Figures in tons

12. Møregruppen 12 Cargo export from Mid-Norway

13. Møregruppen 13 Estimated total cargo potential Corrected for process industrial cargo, we estimate the total general cargo share to be 5 mill. tons/year for the whole region. Example; 2 freq. per week 104 round trips/year 10.000 freight units/year Export 8.000 units (80 %) gives 77 units per trip Import 2.000 units (20 %) gives 19 units per trip Based on a potential of 5 mill tons, we need 3,2 % of the yearly volum to fill up the vessel.

14. Møregruppen 14 Cargo – Oil & Gas In addition to the general cargo Mid- Norway and the oilfield base Vestbase handle yearly all supplies to/from the oilfields outside Krisiansund and Norskehavet The link between mid-Norway and Aberdeen/Scotland are to day weekly served by SC Aberdeen.

15. Møregruppen 15 Vestbase AS, Kristiansund – Cluster for the oil industry in Mid-Norway • 50-60 companies established / represented at Vestbase • Wide range of companies established close by Vestbase / Kristiansund • Broad range of services and materials • Major factor for success • Win-win for both suppliers and customers • HSE cooperation and focus.(Mind set zero) • Ideal geographical location • Largest oil-related cluster in Mid-Norway • Easy accessible harbour, close to the coast line • Close to airport and helicopterterminal(4min) • Close to the city centre (10 min)

16. Møregruppen 16 To/From KristiansundDraugen Heidru n Åsgard A Åsgard BNjordNorne Distance (NM)160200250 350 Sailing time (12kn)6,5h10h12h 6,5h15h Flying time45min60min70min 45min90min

17. Møregruppen 17 Current vs. future situation – savings in kilometer

18. Møregruppen 18 Current vs. future situation – savings in EUR

19. Møregruppen 19 Current vs. future situation – savings in hours

20. Møregruppen 20 Cargo- target and target groups Transfer cargo from road to sea by focusing on cost and time savings as well as intermodal transport solutions  Freight forwarders in Norway as well as Scotland/UK and in continental Europe.  Export manufacturers in Norway as well as Scotland/UK and in continental Europe.

21. Møregruppen 21 Volumes to be needed !  Year 1 : 65 100 pax, 12 152 cars, 8 224 trucks  Year 2: 72 600 pax, 13 552 cars, 9 021 trucks

22. Møregruppen 22 What lies ahead ? A tender process to be started in Sept 05 in order to find an operater for the service.