Press Release: Commission authorises Denmark to extend the scope of certain types of aid to include maritime cable-laying and dredging activities

This final decision by the Commission is in response to a request from Denmark to bring dredging and cable-laying companies into the scope of an aid scheme which has until now been reserved for seagoing ships registered in the Danish International Shipping register (DIS). This scheme exempts shipowners from having to pay income tax and social security contributions for the seafarers they employ.