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Majority of U.K. Ports Not Prepared for Brexit
Only 16 percent of U.K. ports and harbor authorities have made âsignificant or practicalâ plans for Brexit, according to a survey.Leaders at almost every UK portâŠ
DFDS Gets Brexit Contract by the UK
Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has been awarded a contract by the UK government to provide additional ferry capacity in the North Sea.Maria AnagnostouâŠ
Dredging Starts at UK Port That May be Used in No-Deal Brexit
Work began on Thursday to extend a small British port that could serve as a back-up if the UK leaves the European Union with no trade deal, providing the government some respite after days of criticism.Less than three months before Britain leaves the EU on March 29, the transport minister has been forced to defend awarding a 14 million pound ($18 million) contract for shipping goods to a new ferry company that has no ships.On Thursday the companyâŠ
UK Defends Brexit Ferry Contract to Inexperienced Ferry Operator
Britain's transport minister has defended awarding a 14 million-pound ($18 million) contract for shipping goods after Brexit to a new ferry company that owns noâŠ
UK: Rising Migrant Channel Crossings are a "major incident"
British interior minister Sajid Javid has said the fast-growing number of would-be immigrants crossing the English Channel from France in dinghies is a "major incident."NearlyâŠ
Northern French Ports Ready to Ease Congestion from Brexit Fallout
Smaller ports in northern France are ready to absorb more shipping traffic from Britain if congestion builds up due to any fallout from Brexit, a top French official said on Wednesday.The Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) currently owns and operates Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham terminals and will take on operating Dieppe nearby in 2019."We can accept more (traffic) and we would like to accept more if there is congestion on the east side of the UKâŠ
Mechanica Launches Marine Engineering Business
Mechanica Utilities Ltd has formed a new company to specialize in supporting the maritime sector in the U.K. and overseas.Having worked nationally in partnership with several marine engineering companies for very many years, Mechanica Utilities has stepped into to fill the void generated by ship repairer Burgess Marineâs recent sale and the vast reduction in its Dover footprint.The newly formed company Mechanica MarineâŠ
SMS Completes Fast Ferry Refit in Cherbourg
Ship repairer and marine engineering services provider SMS said it has completed its second major high-speed craft refit in France.SMS, which is based in Southampton in the U.K., has undocked Brittany Ferriesâ Normandie Express in Cherbourg on the Ports of Normandy Authorityâs (PNA) ship lift. Over a three-week period, SMS undertook the docking on the Rolls-Royce syncrolift in the Port of Cherbourg.
ECDIS & Maritime Accident Investigation
Itâs not where you are, itâs where you should not be that mattersCaptain Whyte, a leading marine accident analyst at LOC Group, an independent marine and engineering consultancy which provides services to the shipping and offshore energy industries, explains how electronic data is making accident investigation clearer by providing irrefutable evidence.âFundamentally, situational awareness underpins everything we doâ, said Captain Whyte. âWhether thatâs crossing the road or driving ships at sea.
SeaKing Delivers Ferry Upgrades for DFDS
SeaKing completed extensive upgrade work on three shortsea ferries operated by DFDS Seaways of Denmark.The four-week project took place at Damen Dunkerque Shipyard in France involving MS Dunkerque Seaways, MS Dover Seaways and MS Delft Seaways.SeaKing Electrical managing director Dave Gillam said a 10-man team of engineering specialists were sent to complete the job.âWork consisted of electrical upgradesâŠ
British Ports Association Highlights Consequences of a âNo Dealâ Brexit Scenario
Following the publication of the UK Governmentâs advice on contingency planning for a âno dealâ Brexit outcome, the British Ports Association (BPA) has suggestedâŠ
Royal Navy Monitors Russian Warships in English Channel
A British destroyer has shadowed two Russian warships as they passed through the English Channel for the second time this year, the Royal Navy said.HMS Diamond sailed from Dover as the destroyer Severomorsk and cruiser Marshal Ustinov passed by on Tuesday.âThis is routine business for the Royal Navy and the second time my shipâs company have undertaken such an escort duty this summer,â said Commander Ben Keith of HMS Diamond.In JanuaryâŠ
British Ports Association for Border Continuity
As the UK Cabinet prepares for an away dayâ at Chequers this week, the British Ports Association (BPA) has urged Ministers to agree a proposal that will ensure goodsâŠ
British Ports Association Writes to PM on Brexit Concerns
The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which mayâŠ
London Thamesport Boosts Short Sea Capacity
Dutch-based transport company A2B-online Container B.V. has added a fourth weekly sailing on its service between Hutchison Ports London Thamesport and Moerdijk in The Netherlands.
British Ports Association Calls for âFrictionlessâ Brexit
The British Ports Association has published a new strategic report - âA Brexit Dividendâ, which calls on the UK Government to deliver on the Prime Ministerâs pledgeâŠ
A History of Marine Aids to Navigation
Today many of us take aids to navigation for granted, and until they need to be replaced, we donât realize how much we depend on them. Most marine navigation aids only require a routine inspection and maintenance after installation. Then they effectively continue their job so that mariners, harbor masters and other seafarers have one less thing to manage. However, it wasnât always that way. The first marine aids to navigation were very different.
Calais Port Paralyzed by Protest over Pulse Fishing
French fishermen blockaded Calais throughout Thursday, halting shipping movements at France's busiest passenger port and a major entry point to Europe for British goods, in protest at losses inflicted by the practice of electric pulse fishing. A flotilla of fishing vessels set out at dawn from nearby Boulogne, the biggest fishing port, and blocked the narrow shipping channel into Calais, said fisherman Stephane Pinto.
China, Australia Ports Clogged as Coal, Ore Demand Soars
Around 300 ships caught in jam that would stretch 40 miles; freight rates for biggest coal, ore carrier hit 3-yr high. More than 300 large dry cargo ships are havingâŠ
ECSA, UK Chamber Urge Speedy Brexit Trade Negotiations
The European Community Shipownersâ Associations (ECSA), of which the UK Chamber is a member, have sent a letter to the EUâs chief negotiator Michel Barnier, urgingâŠ
