Tag: UK

Hill Dickinson law firm an Associate Member of the British Ports Association (BPA), issued a paper on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the UK ports sector. The paper highlights that the possibility of a serious outbreak cannot be overseen.

The UK Government provided an £1.2 billion fund to develop a state-of-the-art "supercomputer" which will predict severe weather and the impacts of climate change fast and accurately and is said to be the world's most advanced dedicated to weather and climate.

The British Government is trying to rescue the 74 British nationals that remain in the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is in quarantine after the coronavirus outbreak. Specifically, BBC reported that the Foreign Office is organizing a flight back to the UK for British nationals.

On February 15, HM Coastguard received a report of a potential man overboard from a gas carrier off Margate Harbour. After receiving the report, HM Coastguard coordinated an extensive search, which eventually found a body in the water.

The second SAFETY4SEA London Forum successfully concluded on Wednesday 12th of February 2020 at the Hellenic Centre, London UK.

Following the rough weather conditions of the Storm Ciara in the UK and Ireland, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crewmembers faced strong winds during their rescue operation upon a fishing boat that was stranded without power, on Sunday 9 February in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Following the UK's announcement to launch a public consultation on Freeports with the aim to award ten locations special trade status by the end of 2020, UK port operator, DP Ports, welcomed this decision. The operator has described Teesport as "the Northern Gateway for international trade" adding that Teesport is the ideal option to acquire a Free Port status.

The British Ports Association is calling for additional funding and support to be provided to UK local authority officials to prepare the country's borders amid the coronavirus outbreak that shook the industry. 

The UK is working to advance economic activity across the UK, ensuring that towns, cities and regions across the country can begin to benefit from the opportunities of leaving the EU. As part of this work, the government aims to create up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK.

The UK Department for International Trade has launched a public consultation to inform the UK’s new independent global tariff policy. Namely, the UK is developing a new UK Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff schedule which will enter into force on 1st January 2021.