MP Kelly Tolhurst slams Chatham Docks closure plans
Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst has slammed the decision to close a docks which employs hundreds of people. Yesterday it was revealed owners Peel L&P plan [...more ]
Peel Ports Runcorn Docks Back in Action
Peel Ports Group has marked the full reopening of Runcorn Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, following a £4 million program of works. Over the [...more ]
Tarmac and Forth Ports announce new construction materials terminal at Tilbury2
Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, has partnered with London’s fastest growing port, the Port of Tilbury, to create the UK’s largest construction materials aggregates terminal at Tilbury2, the new [...more ]
£1.5 billion lagoon plan to make Hull ‘one of the most exciting waterfront cities in Europe’
The public is being asked to throw its support behind a hugely ambitious £1.5 billion project to build a road on a causeway in the [...more ]
Knights Brown Wins D&C Contract at Portsmouth International Port
Knights Brown has won a design and construct contract at Portsmouth International Port to enable the port to welcome cruise passengers from bigger ships. Knights [...more ]
Ports ready to roll to save UK from ports traffic
The ports of Liverpool, Heysham and Sheerness (London Medway) have the capability to limit the impact the UK’s expected departure from the EU on 31 [...more ]
Which Cruise Ships Are Currently Docked in the UK?
During this unprecedented period, which has seen cruise lines around the world ground their entire fleet in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, [...more ]
Mersey Maritime takes lead role in UK supply chain taskforce
Industry body Mersey Maritime is taking a lead role in a national taskforce that will ensure vital support for companies keeping Britain supplied during the [...more ]
GOV.UK: MCA approach to survey and certification of UK vessels.
MIN 612 (M+F) Amendment 1 Coronavirus (COVID-19) - MCA approach to survey and certification of UK vessels. Notice to all Surveyors, Recognised Organisations, Certifying Authorities, [...more ]
Maritime UK: COVID-19 business support
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have collated details of the latest government guidance for industry, best practice, and latest updates from Maritime UK [...more ]
BPA: Massive Expansion of Testing Needed to Protect Critical Supply Chains
24 March 2020 The British Ports Association is today calling on Government to broaden the scope of testing and ensure that those working to keep [...more ]
Synergy Group calls for collective action on shipping’s coronavirus crewing crisis
The organisation of collective crew changes at key hub ports by ship managers and owners has the potential to solve the seafarer welfare crisis currently [...more ]
World’s biggest container ship MSC Gülsün makes waves on first European visit
The world’s largest container ship has arrived in Europe after its maiden voyage from China. MSC Gülsün, owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company, is longer than [...more ]
Supply Chain Dubai may have to do without Bakewell tarts if UK ports ‘meltdown’ post-Brexit
An official document predicting a “three-month meltdown” at UK ports unable to cope with extra checks after Brexit, has been dismissed as scaremongering by Downing [...more ]
DFDS’ Earnings Rise Despite Brexit Woes
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS closed the second quarter of this year with an increase in its earnings despite challenges posed by Brexit. DFDS’ [...more ]
European short sea shipping: going for growth
This sector is expanding – and even challenges like Brexit could provide opportunities with potential movement from roro to container (Port of Klaipeda’s intra-Europe containers [...more ]
Dublin port wants site back for Brexit plan
Dublin Port Company has claimed that a transport and warehousing firm has breached a court order by failing to vacate a site which it needs [...more ]
Port of Venice Wants to Develop Sustainable Cruising with European Ports
The Port of Venice has called on European ports to develop a new form of sustainable cruising and steer the future cruise market on the [...more ]
