Southampton City Council to develop cruise activities
Southampton City Council has partnered with Associated British Ports, Southampton Cultural Development Trust, Visit Hampshire, Go Southampton, Destination Southampton, Destination Plymouth and other organisations to [...more ]
Harbour Master Sailing Challenge 2019 / 2020
Retired businessman Mark Ashley-Miller, 56, is setting out to visit every Harbour Master in the UK starting from Dartmouth on 28 March 2019. Follow the [...more ]
Norfolk and Suffolk Named UK Leading Offshore Wind Centre
Norfolk and Suffolk have been named as the UK’s leading centre for offshore wind with the launch of a new cluster in conjunction with the releaseof [...more ]
Port of Blyth CEO Martin Lawlor: 10 Questions
Article in North East Times Magazine online 10 Questions: Martin Lawlor March 5, 2019 Martin Lawlor has been chief executive of Port of Blyth and [...more ]
Belfast Harbour trade surpasses 24M tonnes for the first time
Cargo volumes through Belfast Harbour have surpassed 24m tonnes for the first time since records began. Trade increased by over 900,000 tonnes during 2018 to [...more ]
Remediation Work Starts at £26m Northumberland Energy Park Site
The Port of Blyth’s partner in Energy Central, Advance Northumberland, has reached a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the former Blyth Power Station Enterprise [...more ]
DP World bullish on growth despite trade wars and geopolitical tensions
DP World, the global ports operator with terminals from Vancouver to Hong Kong, is bullish on its growth outlook and prospects for global trade despite [...more ]
EU/IMO global project drives energy efficiency in the maritime sector
EU/IMO global project drives energy efficiency in the maritime sector The GMN global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed numerous pilot projects over [...more ]
Ports Publish New Assessment of Business Environment Ahead of Annual Conference in Belfast
The British Ports Association has published a new assessment of the maritime regulatory environment ahead of the industry’s annual gathering in Belfast this week. Approximately [...more ]
GOV.UK: Offshore renewable energy installations: impact on shipping
Guidance Offshore renewable energy installations: impact on shipping How wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar [...more ]
BPA and Currency UK Publish Report on Decline in the Value of the Pound
The publication plots Sterling against the US Dollar and the Euro and explores three aspects on the economy; exports, energy and infrastructure. Impact on Exports: [...more ]
Uncertain times make Strong Ports more vital than ever for the UK
Uncertain times make Strong Ports more vital than ever for the UK New research presented today sets out the key characteristics of the Strong Ports [...more ]
Human Smuggling is a Very Lucrative Business – Ex-Head of UK Border Force
British Special Forces have regained control of an Italian cargo ship hijacked off the UK coast. According to the newspaper The Sun, the incident occurred [...more ]
UK Major Ports Group welcomes step-up in no deal planning
Commenting on the Cabinet's decision to step up Brexit no-deal preparations Tim Morris, Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, the body representing the [...more ]
LNG bunkering operations set to grow exponentially in next five years
IAPH LNG bunkering audit tool already used to license operations at Port of Rotterdam: LNG bunkering operations set to grow exponentially in next five years [...more ]
Two million vehicles shipped between the port of Zeebrugge and the UK
Toyofuji Shipping (TFS) and the port authority of Zeebrugge celebrated the shipment of 2 million vehicles between Zeebrugge and the ports of Grimsby and Sheerness. [...more ]
ESPO Port Pro of the month Port pro of the month: Aurelio Martínez Estévez (ES)
For ESPO’s Port Pro of the Month for December, we decided to interview Mr. Aurelio Martínez Estévez, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the [...more ]
Let’s look beyond Brexit to a world of British opportunities
Today, we assume our positions leading Britain’s £40bn maritime sector and count ourselves among its 1,000,000 employees. Britain is an island, a maritime nation, and [...more ]
