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The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that six foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during February 2021 after failing PSC inspection. During February, there were zero new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port.

The UK Department for Transport announced that all seafarers, irrespective of nationality, will be exempted from Red List country restrictions, most notably mandatory hotel quarantine, with effect from 19 March 2021. 

Following the pandemic situation along with the vaccine distirbution, UK Maritime Minister Robert Courts announced the restart of domestic cruise lines from 17th May 2021.

Eight freeports will be established in England, with the first tranche of freeports including successful bids from East Midlands Airport, Felixstowe/Harwich, Liverpool, Humber, Plymouth, Solent, Thames and Teesside.

It is known that COVID-19 has had a wide-spread impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those working in maritime transport, with many of those unable to return home for months. Therefore, Maritime UK launched the Mental Health in Maritime Pledge.

New research highlights that Government support for “shore-power” is necesarry to unlock a triple-win of cleaner air, lower climate pollution, and smart 21st century electricity grids in UK ports.

Analysis of the Department for Transport’s 2020 sea passenger data by the British Ports Association (BPA) revealed that last year ports saw the lowest number of short-sea international passengers since 1962.

Australia has joined the Global Ocean Alliance, an alliance of nearly 40 nations calling for a global target to protect the world’s ocean by 2030.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that six foreign-flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during January 2021 after failing PSC inspection. During January, there were zero new detentions of foreign-flagged vessels in a UK port.

The COVID-19 pandemic led the UK to implement stricter measures to those arriving, informing that those arriving in the country will have to book a hotel and stay in quarantine from the point of their arrival. The day of arrival in England will be treated as day zero.