The EU's competition authority continues to raise new questions regarding DFDS's strategic acquisition of HSF Logistics, a transaction valued at DKK 2.2 billion, and this drawn-out process will end up costing DFDS approximately DKK 500 million (USD 79.2 million) in lost revenue and DKK 50 million in lower operating earnings (EBIT) this year.
The estimate comes from DFDS Chief Executive Torben Carlsen in an interview with ShippingWatch following the publication of the ferry and freight operator's second quarter results.
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