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6th November 2018

Ferry Owners ICG Makes Space On New W.B. Yeats for Post-Brexit Duty-Free Sales

Ferry operator sets aside space on €144 million ‘WB Yeats’ as an “contingency” plan with duty-free space as the only design change ICG sought for the WB Yeats which is due to enter on the core Irish Sea Dublin-Holyhead route. AFLOAT adds the giant cruiseferry is seen above at the pier of the German shipyard of FSG, Flensburg from where last week the newbuilld began sea trials in the Baltic Sea.

#FerryNews - Ferry and container shipping company, Irish Continental Group (ICG) has set aside space for a post-Brexit duty-free shop on its new passenger ferry, the WB Yeats (see sea trials).

As The Irish Times reports, Brussels ended duty-free shopping for those travelling between European Union member states in 1999, despite lobbying from the Republic. However, it could return on journeys to the UK depending on the nature of its exit deal.

ICG, owner of Irish Ferries, is one of a number of companies that believes the UK’s exit from the EU next April could herald a return of tax- and excise-free shopping for travellers between that jurisdiction and the Republic.

The group has set aside space for duty-free retailing in a shop on the upper floor of its newest ferry, the €144 million WB Yeats, in case low-cost alcohol, tobacco and perfume make a return following Brexit. The newbuilt cruiseferry as Afloat also reported today is due to operate on the daily Dublin to Holyhead route.

For more from the newspaper on the duty-free development, click here.

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