Tag: UK

A week after the inaugural IMHR conference took place in London, the positive repercussions of the event continue to reverberate. Titled “Respect, Responsibility and Remedy in the Maritime Environment” the event delivered something new to the emerging maritime human rights discussion.

The British government partnered with Pew, U.K.-based Satellite Applications Catapult, and the Swiss-based Bertarelli Foundation to conduct a trial in the Pitcairn Islands with a view to gather information from the water’s surface that would help enhancing identification of vessels in the protected area.

UK and Argentina agreed to work together with the aim to enhance bilateral consultations, at the Business and Investment Forum organised by the Argentine government. The countries are also planning to take the appropriate measures in order to remove all obstacles limiting the economic growth and sustainable development of the Falkland Islands.

The Port of London has said that it is set to become the first UK port to recognise ship owners committed to progressively improving their environmental performance, as part of a wider approach to reduce the port’s environmental impact.

GAC UK and Forth Logistics Marine Services have formed a combination to provide safe and strong mooring operation and related terminal services around the UK.

Representatives from Nigeria LNG Ltd and University staff have commissioned the latest vessel to join the scale ship model fleet at Southampton Solent’s Ship Handling Centre at Timsbury Lake, near Romsey.

The British Port of Ayr has seen one of its busiest weeks with 10 vessels calling at the port, four of which being for renewable energy projects.

Due primarily to the holiday season being upon us, DfT has confirmed that their survey being conducted by Oxford Economics for the Seafarers Projections Study has been extended for another few weeks.

The United Kingdom detained seven foreign-flagged ships during July 2016 after they failed port state control inspection. They included four vessels previously detained and three new detentions.

According to reports, Transocean Winner which has 280 tonnes of diesel onboard ran aground on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis on Monday morning while it was being towed from Norway to Malta, due to heavy seas.