Norwegian Shipyard cuts out Danes to Land Deal with Iran
Have the Norwegians no shame? Notice how the deal was struck as the Iranians were burning Norwegian flags. And how they have no problem supplying the regime in Sudan. Sickening. I know business is “just business” but this is just a disgusting lack of decency. Who’re they gonna sell [out] to next time? North Korea is probably a market ripe for the plucking. If you have the stomache for it, that is…
In my opinion the unnameable one got a good deal with Mr. Fjellhaugen. Faustus sold his soul for supernatural powers and pleasure for 24 years. Fjellhaugen only needed 9 Million NOK to take the deal. But as the article says, [he] “view[s] Norway as a good country to collaborate with”.
Quoting from Dagens Næringsliv (a journal of commerce in Norway):
Dumps Danes - Lands Deal with Iran
Båtservice Verft in Mandal had to cut out Danish supplier to land big contract with the port authority of IranBjørn Fjellhaugen of the Shipyard group Båtservice in Mandal has gained a reputation for getting contracts from fae away. Lately the shipyard has delivered ships to both China, Austria and Iran, Dagens Næringsliv writes.
Dumped Danish boats
This time around the shipyard has been tasked with building nine pilot vessels for the port authority of Iran. The contract is estimated to be worth 110 Millions NOK.“Iranian authorities view Norway as a good country to collaborate with,” Bjørn Fjellhaugen opines.
Though the contract was signed as the Norwegian flag was burning in the Middle East, that wasn’t a problem [at the negotations].
“It’s worse for the Danes. They have problems. I had, among other things, some Danish rubber boats included in the Pilot Vessel project. I had to put in Zodiacs instead, Fjellhaugen says to Dagens Næringsliv.Good Reputation in Sudan
Fjellhaugen is currently in negotiations with the government of Sudan for an order of several Towboats. The efforts of former Secretary for Foreign Aid, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, to create peace in the country has given [Norwegians] a very good reputation in the country, according to Fjellhaugen.The Båtservice group last year had a turnover of 280 Million NOK with a surplus of 9 Million NOK before taxes and employs 360 people.
Business a la Due Jensen, I presume. This poor man has around 70% of his business in Muslim countries. And as he states: “Every one knows that we have Free Speech in Norway.”
For those reading Danish / Norwegian: http://www.havna.com/wip4/detail.epl?id=85429&cat=6024
“Båtbygger frykter boikott fra muslimer
Båtservice Holding AS i Lindesnes frykter en eventuell muslimsk storboikott. Bedriften har 70 prosent av kundene sine i muslimske land.
Knut Petter Rønne
Publisert: 6.feb 2006 kl.09:56
Sist oppdatert: 6.feb 2006 kl.10:19
Striden om Muhammed-tegningene går heller ikke upåaktet hen innen båtbransjen. Administerende direktør i Bjørn Fjellhaug i Båtservice Holding ser ikke poenget med å publisere karikaturtegningene av profeten Muhammed. Han argumenterer med at alle vet det er ytringsfrihet her i Norge.
- Hvis denne boikotten tar helt av blir Båtservice hardt rammet, sier Bjørn W. Fjellhaugen til Lindesnes Avis. Denne uken reiser han ned til muslimske land for å snakke med sine kunder, skriver Fædrelandsvennen.
I Iran har båter fra Båtservice et kjemperykte. Ifølge Fjellhaugen er de landets flytende svar på Rolls Royce.
- Jeg snakket akkurat med våre forbindelser i Iran. De kunne berolige meg med at i deres land har ikke denne saken tatt av. De mente at den kom til å gå over i løpet av noen dager, sier Fjellhaugen.
I løpet av de siste årene har verftet på Vestnes levert 13 båter til land i Gulfen:
To oljevernkatamaraner til Saudi-Arabia, ni redningsfartøy til Iran og to passasjerkatamaraner til Iran. For tiden holder de på med en ny kontrakt på levering av båter til Sudan.”
Comment by Poul Højlund — March 16, 2006 @ 2:44 pm
Have the Norwegians no shame?
This is the question that Agora is asking after a Norwegian shipyard cut links with Denmark in order to gain favour of Iran, and thus an Iranian contract worth an estimated 110 Million NOK.
Here is the Dane-stabbing Norwegian Bjørn Fjellhaugen of …
Trackback by The Nordish Portal — March 16, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
Norwegian Shipyard cuts out Danes to Land Deal with Iran
Courtesy of Agora:
Have the Norwegians no shame? Notice how the deal was struck as the Iranians were burning Norwegian flags. And how they have no problem supplying the regime in Sudan. Sickening. I know business is “just business” but this is ju…
Trackback by NoisyRoom.net — March 16, 2006 @ 11:14 pm
Don’t the Iranians have high unemployment? What’s so hard about welding up some hulls and dropping a couple of engines? Maybe the Iranian welders are busy elsewhere. Or maybe a two handful of boats buys Norway.
Comment by Paul — March 17, 2006 @ 2:16 am
Norway, feh! I guess there’s a reason why it was a Norwegian who gave the English-speaking world a new word for “collaborator.”
Comment by Irene Adler — March 17, 2006 @ 2:54 am
“Iranian authorities view Norway as a good country to collaborate with,” Bjørn Fjellhaugen opines.
“Collaborate” is exactly the right word.
Comment by hershblogger — March 18, 2006 @ 12:07 am
Yes, well I thought of how I could possibly translate that into something having to do with Quisling, but I just couldn’t do that in an intellectually honest way…
Damn.
Agora
Comment by Administrator — March 18, 2006 @ 12:09 am
My grandfather would be sad.
Comment by Mike H. — March 19, 2006 @ 8:43 am