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

100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2009
Foreseen end date
1 March 2010

Description

The shipping company HH-Ferries, which provides short sea shipping and ferry services between Helsingør in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden, is to dismiss 100 crew members on the ferries and on shore (representing half of its workforce). This was announced by the line office in Helsingør on 7 October 2009. The reason given for the redundancies is the strong competition from the bridge, Øresundsbroen, between Copenhagen and Malmø and the unfavorable market situation due to global recession.


Sources

  • 8 October 2009: Frederiksborg Amts Avis

Citation

Eurofound (2009), HH-Ferries, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 69765, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69765.