Announcement from Eimskip
The District Prosecutor has been authorized to carry out a dawn attack on the offices of Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. and Eimskip Ísland ehf. The prosecutor has requested certain documents regarding the sale of the vessels Goðafoss and Laxfoss in 2019, which the Environment Agency notified the district prosecutor in 2020. No individuals have a legal position in the case. The company is currently working on obtaining the requested information.
As stated in announcements from the company on 25.9.2020 and 30.9.2020, the company believes that it has complied with laws and rules in the sale process. Eimskip takes the matter seriously as the company, its management and employees place great emphasis on social responsibility in their work and have long been involved in environmental issues in their operations.
Eimskip has been informed that the investigation is subject to the law. 55/2003 on waste treatment and subsequent regulations have been violated. It is impossible for the company to estimate the potential financial impact as the law contains sanction provisions without specifying specific amounts. The only amount referred to in the Act relates to the Environment and Food Agency’s authorization to impose administrative fines of up to ISK 25 million on legal entities.
Eimskip will diligently provide all the information requested by the District Prosecutor.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Edda Rut Björnsdóttir, Managing Director of Human Resources and Communications, by phone: +354 825 3399, e-mail: [email protected].