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Monday, October 28, 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa. Picture date: Saturday October 26, 2024. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Defense

Britain’s Pacific Pivot: Starmer’s Bold Plan to Counter China’s Maritime Moves

(Bloomberg) — The UK plans to step up its naval activity in the Pacific, including more joint fishing patrols, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to

October 28, 2024
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MV Ruby at anchor
Featured

Update: Damaged MV Ruby Docks at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo

The MV Ruby, a cargo ship carrying a significant amount of potentially explosive fertilizer, docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth on Monday, Peel Ports Group

October 28, 2024
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023. Press Service of the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

UK Warns Russia’s Black Sea Port Attacks Put Global Food Security at Risk

(Bloomberg) — An increase in Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in recent weeks threatens food shipments to destinations from Gaza to

October 23, 2024
Total Views: 878

Monday, October 21, 2024
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

UK Cracking Down on ‘Dubious’ Oil Tankers in the English Channel

The UK government has announced stringent measures targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers operating with questionable insurance. The

October 21, 2024
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
FILE PHOTO: A P&O ferry arrives at the Port of Dover, following the end of the Brexit transition period, in Dover, Britain, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
Shipping

UK Government Introduces New Employment Rights Bill to Strengthen Seafarer Protections

The UK government has unveiled a draft Employment Rights Bill aimed at enhancing protections for seafarers, a move welcomed by UK-based maritime union Nautilus

October 9, 2024
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Monday, September 30, 2024
Photograph of M/V Lode and the SSRM’s three masts above the water
Featured

SS Richard Montgomery: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath the Thames Estuary

Off the coast of Sheerness in Kent, England, lies one of the world’s most dangerous shipwrecks. The SS Richard Montgomery, a US Liberty Ship built in

September 30, 2024
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping News

Britain Tightens Grip on Russian LNG with Fresh Sanctions

by Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with

September 26, 2024
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
seach for dead migrants
Lifesaving Incidents

Eight Migrants Die in Deadly English Channel Crossing from France to England

PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday,

September 15, 2024
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
Shipping

UK Slaps Sanctions on 10 More Vessels From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Britain has slapped sanctions on 10 further ships in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of vessels

September 11, 2024
Total Views: 671

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards participate in a military parade to commemorate the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran September 21, 2008
Defense

U.S, UK Sanction Russian Cargo Ships for Transporting Iranian Military Supplies

The UK government has announced significant measures against Iran and Russia in response to Iran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia for use in

September 10, 2024
Total Views: 1638

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Record UK Renewables Auction Gives Boost to Offshore Wind

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s offshore wind sector got a boost on Tuesday from the best-funded renewables auction yet, with Orsted and

September 3, 2024
Total Views: 648

Saturday, August 24, 2024
UK PM Keir Starmer views migrant data at police command center
News

Starmer Pledges English Channel Migration Crackdown

By Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) On Thursday Keir Starmer’s government pledged to increase deportations of people with no legal right to stay in the UK to the

August 24, 2024
Total Views: 1168

Sunday, August 18, 2024
Migrants cross the English channel from France to Britian in boats wearing lifejackets
Shipping News

Migrant Channel Crossings Surge Amid Post-Riot Tensions In UK

by Sachin Ravikumar (Reuters) Immigration tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important for the first time since 2016 – when Britain voted

August 18, 2024
Total Views: 1571

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Trump Could Lead World To War Warns London-Based Shipping Chief
Shipping

Trump Could Lead World To War Warns London-Based Shipping Chief

Knives are out for Donald Trump in London shipping circles. In an interview published by the Financial Times today Guy Platten, chief of the International

August 13, 2024
Total Views: 5801

Thursday, August 1, 2024
Offshore oil and gas platform
Energy

North Sea Oil and Gas Producers Say UK Windfall Tax is a ‘Wrecking Ball’

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to increase a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help pay for its push to grow

August 1, 2024
Total Views: 910

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
File Photo: Wind farm in the North sea off the coast of United Kingdom.
Offshore

Britain’s Crown Estate Post Record Profits on Offshore Wind Licenses

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles’ public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1

July 24, 2024
Total Views: 1067

Friday, July 19, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

UK Leads European Initiative to Combat Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The UK has initiated a ‘Call to Action’ at the European Political Community summit to disrupt Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 796

Friday, July 5, 2024
offshore rig
News

North Sea Oil Producers Urge Labour’s Starmer for Tax Clarity

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – North Sea oil and gas producers urged Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide clarity on his

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 794

Friday, June 21, 2024
Oil Tanker Bridge
Shipping

Russian Oil Tankers Sanctioned by the UK Gather in Baltic Sea

(Bloomberg) — Three crude oil tankers recently sanctioned by the UK are gathering in the Baltic Sea, where two of them feature in loading programs for

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 4152

Thursday, June 13, 2024
UK Imposes First Sanctions Targeting Ships Breaching Russian Oil Restrictions
Shipping

UK Imposes First Sanctions Targeting Ships Breaching Russian Oil Restrictions

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday imposed its first sanctions targeting vessels in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “shadow

June 13, 2024
Total Views: 590