Tag: UK

The MV Ruby, a ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, arrived at Great Yarmouth port after being damaged in storms, BBC reports.

Works began to install a shore power system at Portsmouth International Port, enabling ships to use electric power while sitting at berth.

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a document explaining how the UK proposes to implement amendments to the MLC.

Dimitris Ampatzidis, Risk & Compliance Analyst, Kpler, states that the UK's new regulations emphasise transparency in the shipping industry.

Keir Starmer declared that Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea is delaying aid to Palestinians and stopping grain supplies.

The UK Government unleashed, on 17 October, the largest package of sanctions to date against Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.

The UK Government has announced that the first green shipping routes will be created between the UK and Europe, which will only be accessible to zero emission vessels. 

Environmental campaigners, led by Transport & Environment (T&E), are urging the UK government to integrate the country’s share of maritime greenhouse gas emissions into the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).

Nautilus International has welcomed new measures by the UK government to strengthen seafarer protections under its draft Employment Rights Bill.

On 26 September, the UK imposed sanctions on five ships and two companies involved in transporting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), including from Russia’s major Arctic LNG 2 project.