VOL. XXXIII

NO. 48

3-SEPTEMBER-1990

General

UASC Decides to Reflag Ships and Move Headquarters to Dubai

Following an emergency meeting in Geneva last week, the board of directors ofthe United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) decided to reflag its 19 Kuwaiti-flagvessels under the flags of four other member states and to move the headquartersof the company from Kuwait to Dubai. "The vessels definitely won't bereflagged under the flag of just one country, but will be distributed amongSaudi Arabia, the...