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Written Statement on Travel Corridors from DfT
Passengers will not be required to self-isolate when they arrive in England from a number of exempt countries and territories. t is vitally important that we manage the risk of a second wave of coronavirus and keep the number of cases of COVID-19 in the UK as low as possible. Health protection...
Seafarers UK Appoints new Board of Trustees Chair
Paul Butterworth was appointed Chair of Seafarers UK at the charity’s Annual Meeting, after serving as a Trustee for three years. He is a Partner and Head of the Maritime & Shipping Practice at the global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson, based in their London office. Mirroring...
New President of The Nautical Institute to focus on three challenges
The newly elected President of The Nautical Institute, Jillian Carson-Jackson has vowed to help the Institute and wider maritime community meet three important challenges – those of diversity and inclusion, branch engagement and managing the impact of technology. Speaking at today’s...
Maritime employers pledge their support for apprenticeships
Major employers from across the country’s maritime sector have pledged their support for apprenticeships despite all the pressures resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. With more and more stories every day of companies making apprentices redundant an initial group of maritime employers...
Government unveils £200 million package to help innovative businesses bounce back
The Sustainable Innovation Fund will help companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) keep their cutting-edge projects and ideas alive. Innovative ideas and projects led by companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus will not be lost, thanks to a new £200 million...
Major Ports Group Launches Open Data Project to Boost the UK’s ‘Coastal Powerhouse’
The UK Major Ports Group (“UKMPG”), the voice for the UK’s largest port operators, has today launched an open data project to gather, organise and present data on the UK’s coastal communities. The goal of the project is to provide a large-scale resource of data...
UK government and UN commit to protect seafarers and help stabilise global shipping market
UK will hold first summit to address the impact of coronavirus on shipping crew changes. Marking the International Day of the Seafarer, the UK government has today (25 June 2020) announced it will host the first international summit on the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes next month...
Maritime UK welcomes Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited as eighth Charter company
Maritime UK, the industry body for the maritime sector, has announced Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) as the eighth company to gain Charter certification as part of the Diversity in Maritime programme. In September 2019, Maritime UK launched the Women in Maritime Charter as the...
iMAST Alliance - Transforming Royal Navy Training for Royal Navy People
An industry and academic alliance is gearing up to make the world’s most renowned naval training, even better. The iMAST Alliance, a collaboration of three leading UK Maritime defence companies Babcock, QinetiQ and Thales together with technology partners Centerprise...
British Ports Association Welcomes New Border Pragmatism
The British Ports Association has welcomed news that the UK Government will postpone its plans to introduce full border checks on traffic arriving from the EU for six months from January 2020. This will be done for imports into the UK in three phases until July 2021. Richard Ballantyne, the...
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