UK


Thursday, November 13, 2014
Drink Beer, Help Seafarers in Need
News

Drink Beer, Help Seafarers in Need

A UK brewer has raised more than $260,000 for charity through the sale of its

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 78

Thursday, November 6, 2014
BG Group Exec to Head UK’s New Oil and Gas Authority
News

BG Group Exec to Head UK’s New Oil and Gas Authority

The U.K. hired a senior BG Group Plc executive to head its new oil and gas industry regulator under plans to boost the country’s recovery of fossil-fuel

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Scotland Chooses: 10 Factors for Independence Referendum Voters
News

Scotland Chooses: 10 Factors for Independence Referendum Voters

Here are some of the fault lines in tomorrow’s referendum on Scottish

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 88

Thursday, August 14, 2014
Standby Vessel Damaged in Collision With Wind Turbine Pile Off England
News

Standby Vessel Damaged in Collision With Wind Turbine Pile Off England

Liverpool Coastguard on Thursday was coordinating the response to a ship that was leaking oil following a collision with a wind turbine pile at wind farm off

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 198

Friday, July 18, 2014
Britain’s Biggest and Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Floated – Photos and Video
Interesting

Britain’s Biggest and Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Floated – Photos and Video

Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time this week as she was floated out of dry

July 18, 2014
Total Views: 99

Thursday, November 7, 2013
london Image credit: London Gateway via Twitter
Ports

London Gateway Opens With Arrival of First Ship

DP World Ltd.’s London Gateway port received its first ship today following a decade-long project to build a deep-water haven close to the U.K. capital

November 7, 2013
Total Views: 428

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Britain’s Centrica Extends Qatar LNG Supply Contract to 2018

Britain’s Centrica Extends Qatar LNG Supply Contract to 2018

Centrica Plc agreed to extend a liquefied natural gas accord with Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. to December 2018 as the U.K. seeks to offset declining production

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 37

BAE Systems to Close Historic Portsmouth Shipyard, Cuts 1,775 Jobs
Shipbuilding

BAE Systems to Close Historic Portsmouth Shipyard, Cuts 1,775 Jobs

BAE Systems Plc, Europe’s largest defense company, will cease warship production at the historic Portsmouth site on the English coast and eliminate

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 130

BAE Systems Cuts 1,775 Jobs And Ends Portsmouth Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

BAE Systems Cuts 1,775 Jobs And Ends Portsmouth Shipbuilding

Defence contractor BAE Systems plans to lay off 1,775 ship workers across the UK as the biggest warships Britain has ever built near completion with no

November 6, 2013
Total Views: 124

Tuesday, July 2, 2013
It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers
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It’s Not Time to Panic About UK Port Capacity – Although There Will be Losers

Fears that the UK is heading towards an era of sustained overcapacity in its major container ports may have been overcooked, according to a leading industry

July 2, 2013
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
m/v swanland
Incidents

UK Releases Report on Fatal 2011 ‘Swanland’ Sinking

MAIB report on the investigation into the structural failure and foundering of the general cargo ship Swanland in the Irish Sea with the loss of six crew on 27

June 12, 2013
Total Views: 531

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Sting Taking Britain’s Shipbuilding Demise to Broadway
Blog

Sting Taking Britain’s Shipbuilding Demise to Broadway

Yes. Sting, the

June 5, 2013
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Britain Pledges Anti-Piracy Aid to Somalia
Piracy

Britain Pledges Anti-Piracy Aid to Somalia

Britain to spend millions on bolstering Somalia's security forces and help boost radio communications along the Somali

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 27

Thursday, March 28, 2013
Mekaines q-max lng carrier
News

Britain’s LNG Import Prices Now Rival that of Japan

By Henning Gloystein LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britain is currently paying some of the world’s highest wholesale gas prices, rivalling those in

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 21

Sunday, March 24, 2013
qatargas duhail lng carrier
News

LNG Carriers Set Course for United Kingdom as Supply Runs Low

By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, March 24 (Reuters) – Three big Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries should help replenish vital heating supplies for

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 48

Monday, March 11, 2013
EU Sulphur Targets Costly For UK Shipping, Report Says
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EU Sulphur Targets Costly For UK Shipping, Report Says

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – European Union targets to reduce sulphur emissions from the shipping sector will lead to huge costs for the British marine

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 17

Sunday, January 20, 2013
Shipyards ‘Doomed’ If Scots Vote to Leave U.K., Lawmakers Say
Shipbuilding

Shipyards ‘Doomed’ If Scots Vote to Leave U.K., Lawmakers Say

By Rodney Jefferson Scotland’s shipyards would lose contracts and be “doomed” if the country votes to leave the U.K. in a referendum next

January 20, 2013
Total Views: 23

Friday, January 18, 2013
borgholm dolphin north sea storm accommodation rig
News

Deloitte Upbeat on Future of U.K. North Sea Development

LONDON–Oil prospecting in the U.K. North Sea has experienced renewed vigor and there is a positive outlook for 2013 activity, according to a report

January 18, 2013
Total Views: 106

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Ports

UK Maritime Industry Employs 635,000 – STUDY

The U.K.’s ports, shipping and maritime services industries employ 635,000 people, contributing 8.45 billion pounds ($13.71 billion) in tax revenues,

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 30

Monday, October 22, 2012
Oilfield Services Helicopter Ditches in North Sea
Offshore

Oilfield Services Helicopter Ditches in North Sea

LONDON–An oil-services helicopter crashed into the North Sea Monday with 19 people on board, the U.K. coastguard and the operating company said Monday.

October 22, 2012
Total Views: 159