Maersk will reflag its ships and pull out of the UK Ship Register before the country 's departure from the EU . The Danish firm , Europe 's largest shipping company , has decided to remove itself from the UK Ship Register and will also end its training scheme for UK - based crews as part of the realignment . The move follows a similar move by ferry and logistics operator P&O , which announced last week it wanted all of its vessels to be flagged in an EU member state .
Maersk will reflag UK ships and pull out of the UK Tonnage Tax before the country's departure from the EU. The Danish firm, Europe's largest shipping company, has decided to remove itself from the UK Ship Register and will also end its training scheme for UK-based cadets as part of the realignment. The decision follows a similar move by ferry and logistics operator P&O, which announced last week it wanted all of its vessels to be flagged in an EU member state.