Aker yards shares for NOK 4.9 billion

Aker has sold its 40.1 per cent in Aker Yards for a total of NOK 4.9 billion (EUR 608.3 million) and the company is left with a net of NOK 2.9 billion (EUR 356,5 million). It is not immediately known who the buyers are. Informed sources in the market say that some of the money is likely to be invested in renewable energy and in the new Aker Kvaerner Just Catch technology to catch CO2. Another area could be a new Aker Shipping said to be built around a new LNG concept.