Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Denmark
Region
Storstrøms amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Gedser
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Water Transport
50 - Water transport

100 - 150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 September 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Ferry company Scandlines announced it will dismiss between 100 and 150 seamen and canteen personell at its two new ferry lines between Gedser (Denmark) and Rostock (Germany). 

The reason is that one of the ferries 'Berlin' will be crewed with German staff, while the other 'Copenhagen' will be crewed with Danish staff. So far both existing ferries had been staffed with Danish staff. Some of the redundant employees will be moved to other lines.  However, 50 employees will be replaced because of the reflagging and other 50 will be made redundantdue to the new more automatic ferries.


Sources

  • 28 September 2011: Erhvervsbladet.dk
  • 28 September 2011: Lolland-Falsters Folketidende

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Scandlines Danmark, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 72495, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72495.