Airline Keeps Trade Hopes Afloat ; in Association with Rbs Andrew Mernin Finds Out Why the Region's Thriving Trade Links with Norway Will Not Be Drowned by the Loss of Dfds's Newcastle to Bergen Ferry Service.

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WHEN the Vikings pillaged our shoreline thousands of years ago, they would arrive empty-handed and leave heavily laden with untold riches.

Many moons later however, fortunes were reversed as a ferry company started bringing oil-rich Norwegians to the North East ready to unload their wealth in our tourism, retail and entertainment sectors.

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Airline Keeps Trade Hopes Afloat ; in Association with Rbs Andrew Mernin Finds Out Why the Region's Thriving Trade Links with Norway Will Not Be Drowned by the Loss of Dfds's Newcastle to Bergen Ferry Service.

That was until earlier this month, when Danish ferry operator DFDS announced that the Newcastle to eastern Norway service will be forced to walk the plank amid crippling fuel costs and low customer demand.

The news will be a huge ...

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