Approximately 75,000 people who had booked a ticket from Germany to Norway with the Dutch ferry company Holland Norway Lines have been affected by the company's bankruptcy, according to the appointed curator Hans Silvius. He could not confirm whether and how customers will be compensated.
The court declared Holland Norway Lines bankrupt on Monday. The ferry service to Kristiansand, Norway, has been shut down, bankruptcy administrator Hans Silvius confirmed to RTV Noord. Last week, the ferry company reported that it had run into financial problems after leaving the Eemshaven, filing for a deferment of payment on Wednesday.