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Scottish Ports Group elects new chairman to champion ports in Scotland
Andrew Hemphill, Port Director of Clydeport, has today been elected as Chairman of the Scottish Ports Group. The Scottish Ports Group is the only industry-led forum representing the views of this important and dynamic sector, which is a major contributor to the success of the Scottish economy. Coordinated by the British Ports Association, it holds READ MORE
Risk Focus from UK P&I Club: Temperature controlled cargo
The temperature controlled cargo supply chain can present operational challenges for all stakeholders, these cargoes being amongst the more sensitive transported. Through analysis of claims experience from UK P&I Club and TT Club there are a number of common errors and misconceptions which can result in deterioration or total loss of the cargo, as well READ MORE
DNV GL rolls out remote surveys for all vessels
Leading classification society DNV GL announced today that all DNV GL classed vessels are now able to utilize the possibility of remote surveys for some inspections through the Veracity data platform. This means that for a range of surveys, a DNV GL surveyor will not be required to travel to the vessel. Instead, by using READ MORE
British Ports set to seize significant offshore wind opportunities
The British Ports Association has welcomed the Government’s new Sector Deal for Offshore Wind which will offer significant new opportunities for coastal regions and ports. The Sector Deal is part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and contains ambitious plans for 30% of UK electricity to be generated by from offshore wind by 2030. This will READ MORE
Hutchison Ports supports International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day, Hutchison Ports’ Executive Director, Clemence Cheng met with UK Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, to confirm the leading port operator’s support for the Women in Maritime initiative. Speaking after a ceremonial signing of the Women in Maritime pledge in the House of Commons Library, Mr Cheng said: “The maritime sector has READ MORE
Maritime UK makes a splash on International Women’s Day by launching two brand new initiatives aimed at boosting gender diversity within the maritime sector
• Maritime UK’s Women in Maritime Taskforce will meet in Belfast today to launch two new initiatives to help improve the sector’s gender diversity. • The Taskforce will be launching a ’Speaker Bank‘, which will provide a database of female speakers to panels and conferences and an ’Interview Pool‘, which will loan maritime women to READ MORE
Port regions should be prioritised in new Stronger Towns Fund
Responding to the announcement that the Government will allocate £1.6bn in funding to communities to help drive job creation and enterprise, the British Ports Association has suggested that port regions should be targeted to develop coastal economic clusters. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today announced details of a new £1.6bn Stronger READ MORE
Forth Ports celebrates skills development award win from CeeD
Forth Ports scooped an award at the inaugural CeeD (Centre for Engineering Education and Development) Industry Awards 2019 last night at the Hilton in Glasgow (28 February). The port group, which operates eight ports across the UK and employs over 1100 people, won the Skills Development Award for the first time. These inaugural awards recognise and celebrate the achievements READ MORE
Maritime UK announces ‘Careers Hub’ for London International Shipping Week 2019
The Maritime UK Careers Hub will be held aboard NLV PHAROS during London International Shipping Week (September 9-13, 2019). For the first time, LISW19 will feature a major careers event, specifically targeting future career-seekers, their parents, guardians and careers advisors. The Hub will showcase careers across the maritime industries: shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure READ MORE
International Port Community Systems Association welcomes the multi-talented Port of Algeciras Bay Authority as its newest member
The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has expanded its membership once again, welcoming the Port of Algeciras Bay Authority as its newest member. Algeciras, one of Europe’s busiest ports, handled 107 million tonnes of cargo in 2018 – including a container throughput of 4.7 million teu, 1.2 million vehicles and 338,499 ro-ro units. More READ MORE
London International Shipping Week unveils new website and interactive app
London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW19) has streamlined the experience for international visitors attending this year’s event by launching a new, interactive app and unveiling its newly-revamped website. The freshly designed ‘LISW19’ app provides visitors with all the information they need to make the most of this year’s must-attend event, including features to help them READ MORE
Membership milestone: Ports of Genoa welcomed as the 40th member of the International Port Community Systems Association
The International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) has reached a membership milestone, welcoming Ports of Genoa as its 40th member. Ports of Genoa incorporates Genoa, Italy’s largest container port, and nearby Savona-Vado Ligure, following a recent merger under one port authority. A key challenge is the integration of the Port Community Systems of the ports READ MORE
BDO/Moore Stephens merger strengthens shipping presence
The merger between leading accountants and advisers BDO LLP and Moore Stephens LLP in London was completed earlier this month. Clients of the merged firm, BDO, will have access to offices in over 160 countries with a presence in every major shipping location in the world. Michael Simms, Partner and Head, Shipping & Transport at READ MORE
Ensign continues to bolster engagement in pensions with the introduction of drawdown and retirement advice services
Today’s workers are savvier and more discerning than ever before about the need to plan and save for retirement. Yet research by maritime pension specialist Ensign, has found less than half (42%) know how much they are paying into their pension, 3 out of 4 are unaware of the impact of costs and charges and READ MORE
New website for Forth Ports showcases Group’s world class services
Forth Ports Limited, one of the UK’s largest port groups, has today launched an exciting new online presence and invites people to view their ‘digital’ port at www.forthports.co.uk. The website has been developed with the key focus of enhancing the customer experience through easy and intuitive navigation throughout the site. The design is highly visual and READ MORE
New Rail Service Launched from Port of Felixstowe by GB Railfreight
A new intermodal rail freight service connecting the Port of Felixstowe with the Birch Coppice terminal in the Midlands has been launched by GB Railfreight. The first locomotive on the service left Birch Coppice at 14:14 on 23 January 2019 and arrived at Felixstowe at 20:14, having passed through Hams Hall, Leicester, Peterborough and Ipswich READ MORE
British Ports Association Welcomes Government’s ‘Maritime 2050’ Strategy
The British Ports Association has welcomed the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, published today by the Department for Transport. This sets out the Government’s maritime vision over the next three decades. BPA Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, said: We welcome this ambitious strategy and the Government’s confidence and aspirations for the UK’s innovative and important maritime sector. As an READ MORE
Port of Felixstowe and DFDS Boost Capacity
The Port of Felixstowe and leading Danish ferry operator DFDS have agreed to increase roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) capacity at the UK port by over 40% through investment in a new linkspan, tractor units and additional trailer parking facilities. Commenting on the move, Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Felixstowe and Executive Director, Hutchison READ MORE
Miracle Seafarer Survives Six Days In The Sea After Ship Sinks
A seafarer has survived six days in the open sea after the ship he was on sank in the Bali Strait. Indonesian Nahum Naibahas, 26, known as Riski, was on board the Multi Prima, which sank when it was hit by two-metre high waves on 22 November. After almost a week in the water, Riski READ MORE
DP World Invests In New Handling Equipment At Southampton
Two new empty container handlers, delivered at the end of 2018, marked the start of a planned programme of investment and redevelopment at DP World Southampton’s container terminal. The new Hyster machines, which can tandem lift two empty 40ft containers and stack higher than the terminal’s current machines, will enable DP World Southampton to create READ MORE
Harry Theochari takes the reins at Maritime UK
Harry Theochari has succeeded David Dingle as Chair of Maritime UK. Theochari will start his tenure by co-chairing the Maritime Ministerial Working Group tomorrow, followed by meetings with other politicians at Westminster, including the Shadow Transport and Scotland Secretaries. He said: “I am very honoured to be taking the Chair of Maritime UK and being READ MORE
Skills focus for Maritime UK’s Futures Programme
Maritime UK today announces the first workshop as part of its Futures Programme, looking specifically at future skills. The umbrella body for the maritime sector has initiated its Futures Programme to help understand the future shape of the UK maritime sector through the exploration of a broad range of drivers of change, ascertaining which areas READ MORE
David Dingle announces Harry Theochari and Sarah Kenny as Maritime UK successors
Maritime UK is pleased to confirm the appointment of Harry Theochari as its Chair and Sarah Kenny as Vice Chair. Theochari is global head of transport at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and Kenny is CEO at BMT Global. Maritime UK is the sector’s umbrella body, bringing together the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure READ MORE
London Thamesport’s Short Sea Role Strengthened by Containerships
Hutchison Ports London Thamesport’s growing reputation as a short-sea container hub has been further enhanced by Helsinki-based Containerships plc’s introduction of a second weekly service from Gdynia, Poland. Containerships has chosen the Kent based port for its second direct service to and from the southern part of the UK. The service offers regular and fast READ MORE
Maritime UK in New York to strengthen transatlantic relationship
Secretary of State for the Department of International Trade, Dr. Liam Fox, joined Maritime UK aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, for the inaugural ‘Maritime Nations Forum’ between the UK and US. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy, and RMS Queen Mary 2, the flagship of Cunard Line, READ MORE
Hill Dickinson spearheads trade talks with USA
International maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson is at the forefront of new trade talks between the UK and USA in New York this week. A high-level maritime trade delegation is being led by Julian Clark, Global Head of Shipping at Hill Dickinson, accompanied by Secretary of State for the Department of International Trade, Dr Liam READ MORE
Clean Maritime Revolution Starts Voyage
Experts on clean shipping met today (Monday, October 15), to plot the route to zero emissions for the UK maritime sector on the first day of Green Great Britain Week. Minister for Maritime Nusrat Ghani opened the first meeting of the Clean Maritime Council, which will devise a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from READ MORE
ATPI GRIFFINSTONE TO OPEN LONDON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WEEK 2019 Ongoing commitment to shipping sector reinforced on World Maritime Day
ATPI Griffinstone today announces a partnership with London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW). The commitment to supporting this prestigious global seafaring event comes on World Maritime Day today, as specialist marine and energy division of the travel management and events business, the ATPI Group, reinforces its position as an integral part of the shipping community. READ MORE
Industry launches LISW19 with ‘International trade in a changing world’ as the central theme
The 12-month countdown to what promises to be the largest and most successful London International Shipping Week so far, has started with the changing face of global trade and the opportunities posed, chosen as the key theme for the week. LISW19’s overarching theme International Trade in a Changing World will be supported by a series READ MORE
Nusrat Ghani Speech to ABP Launch of Women in Maritime Charter Celebration
Opening Remarks Good evening Thank you to ABP for hosting this celebration this evening and for inviting me to speak It is my absolute pleasure to be here today for this event… And good to see so many leading women from across the maritime sector here Women in Work The subject of empowering women… READ MORE
Maritime Summer Reception Speech Nusrat Ghani – Minister for Maritime
Ladies and gentlemen, friends and colleagues. I’m delighted to welcome to you to this reception…. To mark the publication of our 2017-18 annual report on maritime transport. It is the first such report…. And is particularly important for me personally because it covers my first few months as Maritime Minister. I was born and raised READ MORE
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) backs LISW19
LONDON: APRIL 10TH, 2018: Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has become the latest high level maritime organisation to underline its commitment to London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW19) by confirming its sponsorship of the headline conference to be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane on Thursday September 12th, 2019. DMCA Executive READ MORE
Inmarsat confirmed as Diamond Sponsor of LISW19
London International Shipping Week (LISW) is proud to announce Inmarsat as Diamond Sponsor of LISW 2019. Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company which provides mobile communication services to the maritime industry worldwide, is a high-profile supporter of LISW, choosing to renew this top-level sponsorship position it previously held in 2017, 2015 and 2013. Announcing Inmarsat’s READ MORE
Industry and Government sign up to be part of LISW19
LONDON: MARCH 8TH, 2018: Over 50 international industry trade associations, UK Government departments and the Devolved Administrations have so far either signed up or confirmed they will sign up as Supporting Organisations of London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW19). The move is significant so soon into the start of the campaign for the next LISW READ MORE
NEW MARITIME MINISTER MARKS FIRST PORT VISIT
Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani chose Hull for her first visit to a port yesterday (Thursday, February 22), where she saw the importance of the Humber ports to the whole UK economy. The Minister visited the Green Port Hull – a £310 million joint investment between the Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens – and two READ MORE
State of the art ‘fully immersive’ training simulator welcomed across the quayside at Port of Tilbury.
The Port of Tilbury’s award-winning Logistics Training Academy in partnership with the Tilbury on the Thames Trust (TTT) has welcomed the arrival of a new state of the art ‘fully immersive’ training simulator as part of the ‘Attention to Logistics’ training programme. The ‘Attention to Logistics’ training programme and bursary scheme, launched last year by READ MORE
Welsh Secretary emphasises importance of City Deal to Pembrokeshire’s future
(caption: Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns met with Port of Milford Haven’s CEO Alec Don and Wavetricity’s CEO Simon Gillett) Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns visited some of Pembrokeshire’s leading marine renewables tech firms today to underline his support for the sector and highlight the importance of the UK Government’s City Deal to future economic growth in READ MORE
UK Government doubles support for maritime training
More than 400 extra cadets will be trained in maritime roles every year thanks to a £15 million funding boost announced by Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani today (2 February 2018). The investment, which will double the support for young people to £30 million a year, will be offered through Support for Maritime Training (SMarT), enabling READ MORE
HRH The Princess Royal launches Southampton Solent University’s Warsash Maritime Academy, St Mary’s Campus
Southampton Solent University’s new £6 million home for officer cadet training and first certification courses has been officially launched by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The Princess Royal visited Warsash Maritime Academy at the University’s St. Mary’s Campus on Thursday 18th January. Her Royal Highness unveiled a plaque inside the building, which is located READ MORE
Maritime UK sets up ‘Women in Maritime’ taskforce
Maritime UK has established a Taskforce to address fairness, equality and inclusion within the maritime sector. The Taskforce brings together leaders from across the maritime sector to identify practical steps to increase the number of women in maritime, and crucially within senior roles across its shipping, ports, marine and business services industries. Achieving a balanced READ MORE
