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DFDS and Torm threaten to outflag ships if seafarer tax is scrapped

Two of Denmark’s largest shipping companies are ready to take business out of Denmark if the beneficial subsidy scheme is eliminated.
Photo: Carsten Lundager
Photo: Carsten Lundager
by NIKLAS KRIGSLUND, DAG HOLMSTAD, LIV ALMER, METTE GRUBE CONDRUP

DFDS and Torm, two of Denmark’s largest shipping companies, warn that it will cost jobs and lead to outflagging of ships if a recommendation to scrap a tax exemption for seafarers becomes a reality.

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