Friday, February 10, 2017

Up to 90 lose their jobs in Solstad Offshore – E24

An happens after a lengthy process together with the elected officers of the company, says deputy managing director of Solstad Sven Stakkestad to Sysla.

basically, it is the market that drives this. It goes bad in the spot market and vessels coming off contract. Then there is a part that have been laid off, and that can’t be laid off anymore.

Earlier this week, however, the first Rem-boat new contract after the merger, which according to Stakkestad can lead to there being fewer layoffs than the 90, the company estimates.

There have already been several rounds of layoffs in advance of the merger, mainly in Rem. According to Stakkestad, it is 1.300 employees in Solstad, which according to Sysla means that there are 800 fewer employees in the two companies compared with the middle of 2015.

A new storfusjon stands on the stairs for Røkke Solstad, who, along with John Fredriksens Deep Sea Supply and Sunnmørsrederiet Farstad Shipping will create Norway’s largest and the world’s fourth-largest shipping company with 154 ships.

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