New India service for London Gateway
A new service for DP World operating from London Gateway is predicted to open up more trading opportunities between the UK and India This week, [...more ]
Winners of ABP ‘Stories of the Sea’ Competition visit Port of King’s Lynn
Winners of ABP ‘Stories of the Sea’ Competition visit Port of King’s Lynn Caption: Winners of the ABP ‘Stories of the Sea’ competition, 12-year-old William [...more ]
World’s biggest cruise ships set to sail to Greenock after £19million investment
The Glasgow City Regional City Deal-funded project will see luxury cruise liners dock on Scotland's west coast. Luxury cruise ships are set to sail to [...more ]
Maritime Minister visits Port of Tilbury to inspect progress
NUSRAT Ghani MP, Maritime Minister, visited the Port of Tilbury – London’s major port – today for an overview of the Forth Ports Group’s flagship [...more ]
PD Ports achieves energy management system standard
PD Ports has become one of the first UK port operators to achieve certification to the energy standard ISO 50001 across all of its 13 [...more ]
Port of Felixstowe Upgrades Ro/Ro Facilities
Port of Felixstowe Upgrades Ro/Ro Facilities In her first port visit of 2020, Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has inspected the site of work to [...more ]
European ports: the return of business as usual after corona?
With COVID-19 turning port lives upside down, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), has launched a weekly briefing of its membership throughout Europe on the [...more ]
GOV.UK: Fishing vessel health and safety
Guidance Fishing vessel health and safety Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices [...more ]
GOV.UK: SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations
SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements Published 27 June 2016 Last updated 28 April 2020 — see [...more ]
Join IAPH Coronavirus Webinar Series
Join our Coronavirus Webinar Series April 28, 2020 In the running up to the 2021 Worlds Ports Conference, IAPH and IHS Markit have launched a [...more ]
GOV.UK: MIN 617 (M+F) Closure of Inmarsat Fleet 77 service
MIN 617 (M+F) Closure of Inmarsat Fleet 77 service Notice to all owners, operators, masters, surveyors and radio operators for vessels using Inmarsat Fleet 77. [...more ]
UKMPG BLOG: A robust and resilient sector to be proud of
UKMPG BLOG: A robust and resilient sector to be proud of – A ports perspective on the COVID19 crisis I hate Teams. I am warming [...more ]
First meeting of Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative in Venice seeks answers
First meeting of Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative in Venice seeks answers Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The first meeting of the [...more ]
ESPO publishes European port sector’s Environmental Report 2019
Today ESPO presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo. The ESPO Environmental Report includes more than 60 different environmental [...more ]
UKMPG comments on the new proposed Brexit deal
Commenting on the new proposed Brexit deal Tim Morris, Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, the trade association for Britain’s largest port operators, [...more ]
ESPO contribution to the public consultation on the GBER
The European Commission has launched a targeted review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) which extends the GBER to national funds, combined with certain [...more ]
GOV.UK: Ports across England given £10 million to prepare for Brexit
News story Ports across England given £10 million to prepare for Brexit Successful bidders of the £10 million Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) competition [...more ]
LBN: Mersey maritime sector can turbo-charge post-Brexit UK economy
New report reveals the maritime sector clustered around the Mersey directly drove just under £2bn in domestic output through business turnover in 2017. Tony McDonough [...more ]
