Article 9 - Shipping - Spain

ARTICLE 9 SHIPPING 1. Profits derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the operation of ships in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency engaged in the operation of ships. 3. For the purposes of this Article, profits derived from the operation of ships include profits from the use, maintenance or rental of containers (including trailers and related equipment for the transport of containers) in connection with the transport of goods or merchandise in international traffic.