India’s Oil Demand Drives CMB Tech Fleet Diversification
By Dimitri Rhodes Nov 7 (Reuters) – Belgian oil tanker company CMB Tech says it will focus on the fast growing market in India as it reported third quarter results...
A ferry “Spirit of France” arrives at the Port of Dover during a trial of how road will cope in case of a “no-deal” Brexit, Kent, Britain January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
“In the light of the Brexit process we are considering whether the UK flag can become a possible issue for us when it no longer will be an EU flag post the 29th March 2019, but we have taken no decisions and are reviewing different scenarios,” said Ian Hampton, chief people & communications officer and Brexit spokesperson for Stena Line.
A spokeswoman for Stolt-Nielsen, which is listed in Oslo, said the group was reviewing the situation.
Earlier this month, British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O announced it would shift the registration of its UK vessels to Cyprus ahead of Brexit, in part to keep its tax arrangements in the bloc.
Britain is due to leave the European Union on March 29. (Reporting by Jonathan Saul; Editing by Alison Williams)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.
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