Finnlines announces layoffs at major Finland’s ports

Finnsteve-companies (Finnsteve Oy Ab, Containersteve Oy Ab and FS-Terminals Oy Ab) started co-operation negotiations in the ports of Kotka, Turku and Helsinki with all personnel groups during the last quarter of 2010, the company’s press release said.  The negotiations have resulted in the termination of about 160 employments in total.

Part of Grimaldi Group Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of Ro-Ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The company operates through its terminal assets at major Finland’s ports (Kotka, Turku, Helsinki).