Interviews

UK gas safety charity, The CORGI Trust, and The Port of Liverpool Police force were recently urging foreign vessel crew members arriving into UK ports, and all personnel working on vessels, to…

Under the theme ‘Dredging Tools for the Future’, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) put on its popular Dredging Days alongside the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The event focused on the role…

In March 1999, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate made a public statement of intent which committed both parties to reviewing all dredging licences over a rolling…

The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site earlier this week to mark the start of work on one of the nation’s largest…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that from July next year passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three…

Delegates at trade association Interferry’ s 34th annual conference in Istanbul have been warned that the ferry sector is under particular threat from financial and environmental pressures on the shipping industry.

South West England’ s ambition to be a global centre for harnessing energy from the sea received a major boost last month with the announcement of a £ 10.3 million investment in…

A& P Falmouth in the UK has joined an elite group of just 23 companies in Cornwall to gain membership of Beacon South West, an initiative which encourages companies with a proven…

In these difficult financial times, it is worth remembering that full insurance cover is essential if liability for these risks is to be properly covered, writes John Sharp, partner at Browne Jacobson…

At the Port of Tyne’ s annual review last month, Andrew Moffat, CEO of the port, reported an excellent 2008 trading performance, but added a cautionary note that 2009 will be a…

Charles Hattersley, marine law expert and partner at the Plymouth UK office of Ashfords Solicitors, gave invaluable evidence to the inquiry into the grounding of the containership MSCNapoli off Devon in January…

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) was established to provide a forum and public voice for the global port equipment sector, reflecting the industrys critical role in enabling safe, secure, sustainable and…