Tag: UK

Following Brexit, the UK no longer has access to the EU’s THETIS-MRV database. The UK is developing a database that can receive MRV data, but this is not expected to be ready until 2025.

The Scottish Government published its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. The draft Strategy maps out the future of its energy sector.

Southampton became the first port in the UK to eliminate fossil diesel from its operations entirely and transition to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

On January 6, a Royal Navy patrol vessel saved five crewmembers from a sinking tug off the coast of Sint Maarten, and brought survivors to safety during high winds. 

The Port of Southampton received 489 cruise calls in 2022, while it also activated shore power at two of its cruise terminals: Horizon and Mayflower, which supported 15 ships in 'plugging in' a total of 42 times for zero emissions at berth. 

Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson discussed skills, maritime jobs, and government action following the P&O Ferries crisis in his first meeting with UK's new maritime minister Baroness Vere.

Following the announcement of tough new immigration enforcement measures, operators are alerted that ships arriving at the UK with passengers without proper identification documents or stowaways on board will subject to significant changes in the way these cases are being managed by UK Border Force (UKBF) at UK ports.

UK MCA informed that new rules, signed within December and effective from January 2023, aim to improve the regulatory regime for seafarer training, complementing the Department for Transport’s nine-point plan to support them.

The UK Maritime Skills Commission is announcing a new partnership with Port Skills and Safety to deliver the first Skills Intelligence Model for the maritime sector. The model will be delivered through the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR).

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Sarah Treseder, CEO, UK Chamber of Shipping, highlights the need to ensure clear pathways to decarbonisation, invest in research and development for new fuels and technologies and upskill workforce to get ready for this green transition.