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Pensions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Pensions [Abstract] |
Pensions | Note 13 - Pensions The Company is required to have an occupational pension scheme in accordance with Norwegian law on required occupational pensions (“lov om obligatorisk tjenestepensjon”) for the employees in DHT Management AS. The Company’s pension scheme satisfies the requirements of this law and comprises a closed defined benefit scheme. At the end of the year, there were 12 participants in the benefit plan. Defined benefit pension The Company established a defined benefit plan for qualifying employees in 2010. Under the plan, the employees, from age 67, are entitled to 70% of their base salary at retirement date. Parts of the pension are covered by payments from the National Insurance Scheme in Norway. The defined benefit plan is insured through an insurance company. Calculation of this year’s pension costs:
(Dollars in thousands) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018
Current service cost |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | 403 |
Financial costs |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 10 |
Pension costs for the year |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 413 |
The amounts recognised in the statement of financial position at the reporting date are as follows:
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018
Present value of the defined benefit obligation |  |  | 1,793 |  |  |  | 2,494 |  |  |  | 1,971 |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | 1,362 |  |  |  | 1,788 |  |  |  | 1,614 |
Net pension obligation |  |  | 431 |  |  |  | 707 |  |  |  | 357 |
Remeasurement loss/(gain) |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | (287 | ) |  |  | 182 |
Net balance sheet recorded pension liability December 31 |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 539 |
Change in gross pension obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross obligation January 1 |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 2,090 |  |  |  | 1,708 |
Current service cost |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 398 |
Interest charge on pension liabilities |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 42 |
Past service cost - curtailment/plan amendment |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Settlement (gain) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Social security expenses |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (57 | )
Remeasurements loss/(gain) |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | (1,055 | ) |  |  | 119 |
Exchange rate differences |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (119 | )
Gross pension obligation December 31 |  |  | 1,866 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 2,090 |
Change in gross pension assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value plan asset January 1 |  |  | 1,019 |  |  |  | 1,551 |  |  |  | 1,282 |
Interest income |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 27 |
Settlement |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Employer contribution |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 404 |
Remeasurements (loss)/gain |  |  | (108 | ) |  |  | (768 | ) |  |  | (63 | )
Exchange rate differences |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (99 | )
Fair value plan assets December 31 |  |  | 1,254 |  |  |  | 1,019 |  |  |  | 1,551 |
The Company expects to contribute $234 thousand to its defined benefit pension plan in 2021.
Assumptions |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018
Discount rate |  |  | 1.70 | % |  |  | 2.30 | % |  |  | 2.60 | %
Yield on pension assets |  |  | 1.70 | % |  |  | 2.30 | % |  |  | 2.60 | %
Wage growth |  |  | 2.25 | % |  |  | 2.25 | % |  |  | 2.75 | %
G regulation* |  |  | 2.00 | % |  |  | 2.00 | % |  |  | 2.50 | %
Pension adjustment |  |  | 0.00 | % |  |  | 0.50 | % |  |  | 0.80 | %
Average remaining service period |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 18 |
*Increase of social security base amount (“G”) as per Norwegian regulations.

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