For years, the company was a major player in the Scandinavian transport market, serving clients such as JYSK, the Bestseller retail group, and LEGO. In 2022, the haulier was hit with heavy fines for social dumping. Last week, the company filed for bankruptcy.
On 7 July this year, a bankruptcy petition was filed with the District Court in Kolding, Denmark. Two days later, the judge issued a ruling that affected not only the Danish firm Contrans, but also its subsidiaries Contrans Driftsmateriel and Contrans Ejendomme. Just days earlier, Henrik Holger Hansen had resigned as chairman of the board.
In its 2023 annual report, the company stated that container transport was under pressure due to factors including the wars in Ukraine and the…