Tag: UK

UK announced the launch of a package of initiatives to decarbonise the UK maritime sector and accelerate the transition to zero emission shipping.

Zero emission ferries and vessels are one step closer to being a reality, as UK Maritime Minister Robert Courts confirmed £12 million funding to accelerate the research and development of zero emission maritime technologies.

On 17 March 2022 the UK Government published a General Trade Licence to clarify earlier amendments to the UK Russia sanctions.

The UK Chamber of Shipping is urging government to mandate green shore power, with new targets for ports and ships to ensure mainstream adoption by 2030.

Cory and Northern Lights have today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the realization of a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project between the UK and Norway.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that six foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) and The Seafarers’ Charity (TSC) have joined forces to launch the Safety Net for all UK merchant seafarers.

The UK’s approach to collecting data from the world’s oceans will significantly improve with greater collaboration among members of the marine geospatial community, according to a new report launched on behalf of the UK Marine Geospatial Community. 

A number of unions and global union federations have written to the International Labour Organization asking it to urgently intervene on behalf of the 800 seafarers who were illegally fired and cruelly mistreated by P&O Ferries.

The UK government will outline plans to bring forward legislation intending to extend coverage of the national minimum wage to seafarers operating in UK waters.