Norway will let Color Line out-flag international ferries

The Norwegian government is getting ready to let Color Line out-flag its international service ferries, which would enable the ferry operator to hire cheaper labor. The move is met with criticism from DFDS, which will look at similar possibilities.
Photo: Color Line
Photo: Color Line

Color Line's out-flagging of its two ferries operating between Oslo and Kiel to the Norwegian International Ship Register, NIS, is inching closer, report several Norwegian media, including Sysla, after the country's government has presented its proposed state budget for the years to come.

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