Brostrom’s 11 remaining tankers under the Swedish flag are to be switched to Denmark. The company is now owned by the AP Moller-Maersk group but retains a commercial operation in Gothenburg looking after small and intermediate size chemical/product tankers The remaining Swedish registered tankers will join the Danish International Ship’s Registry (DIS).
Speaking to Shipgaz, CEO Robert Uggla said that it was not viable to operate tankers under the Swedish flag.
Uggla said that the advantages of entering the DIS are many; “Now we get access to an international registry as well as tonnage tax, which means that we can compete on equal terms. The re-flagging to DIS gives us a greater flexibility and lower costs,” he told Shipgaz.
Maersk Tankers and Brostrom have 70 vessels of less than 25,000 dwt, all of which are operated from Gothenburg.
The vessels of over 25,000 dwt are integrated into Maersk Tankers’ commercial operation Handytankers and are operated from Copenhagen.
Speaking to Shipgaz, CEO Robert Uggla said that it was not viable to operate tankers under the Swedish flag.
Uggla said that the advantages of entering the DIS are many; “Now we get access to an international registry as well as tonnage tax, which means that we can compete on equal terms. The re-flagging to DIS gives us a greater flexibility and lower costs,” he told Shipgaz.
Maersk Tankers and Brostrom have 70 vessels of less than 25,000 dwt, all of which are operated from Gothenburg.
The vessels of over 25,000 dwt are integrated into Maersk Tankers’ commercial operation Handytankers and are operated from Copenhagen.