DFDS to reflagg swedish ships
SHIPPING: DFDS has begun consultations with Swedish trade unions about plans to re-flag Magnolia Seaways, Tor Begonia, Tor Freesia and Selandia Seaways from the Swedish to the Danish flag, which the rest of the DFDS ships that call at Gothenburg are flying.
“The negotiations are primarily about the process of transferring the Swedish crew members to work under the Danish flag. The basis for this is that seatraffic in among other the North Sea is subject to constant pressure from competition and customers, so we always have to seek the most effective solutions in order to keep up our ability to compete and retain our business. We can only do so if we continue to be able to offer our customers competitive conditions. Therefore, we would like to unite the ships that call at Gothenburg under the Danish flag, because the Danish International Ship Register offers competitive conditions for the shipping companies to ensure a low level of costs and with that, our ability to compete,” says Executive Vice President, Henrik Holck, People & Ships.
The change of flag can be implemented without redundancies at the office in Gothenburg.
Source: DFDS Update / maritimedanmark.dk