Scandlines achieves a positive operating result before tax for the business year 2008 - despite the economic crisis and high oil prices / Scandlines anticipates a further decline in cargo transport for 2009 / rationalisation programme started

The international financial and economic crisis has also had repercussions on Scandlines’ business results since at least summer 2008. The company also anticipates a further decline in transport volumes on all routes for the current year 2009. Scandlines has therefore launched a rationalisation process to counter the effects of the global economic and financial crisis.

After years of growth with double-digit growth rates in some areas, Scandlines has now recorded a slight decline in transport results for the first time. The financial crisis and oil prices – at record levels over a period of months – particularly affected marine transport with the Baltic States, as well as holiday and shopping traffic between Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

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