LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – Britain has suspended checks on ships for compliance with low sulphur fuel regulations as part of wider measures that cut back on inspections to reduce the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on supply chains, the coastguard authority said on Friday. The coronavirus has...
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[Watch] Britain’s Battle Plan To Tackle Coronavirus Spread
- Britain unveils ‘battle plan’ to tackle spread of coronavirus.
- This aims to delay the peak of the outbreak until the summer.
- Businesses might get extra time to pay their taxes in case of any short-term cash flow issues.
- A major public information campaign is to be launched by the government.
Britain unveiled its ‘battle plan’ to tackle the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, reports Safety4Sea.
What is the plan?Britain, unveiling its ‘battle plan’ to tackle the spread of coronavirus, warned that...
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Coronavirus Public Health Threat Leads To Detention Measures!
- Britain declares coronavirus as a public health threat and is detaining people
- Virus-infected cases have doubled recently with even people visiting Singapore being affected
- The UK is strictly considering forcible quarantine for the infected.
- Meanwhile, the EU is holding an emergency meeting with health ministers as it thinks Coronavirus to be a public health hazard
- Danish authorities say trade is badly hit as shipping is losing $351.5 million every week.
With the coronavirus outbreak becoming...
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The World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be as Cheap as Coal
By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest offshore wind park planned off the coast of England will probably in the next decade generate power cheaper than by burning coal. A number of offshore wind projects won contracts to sell power at guaranteed prices in a U.K. auction Friday. The...
Britain at Risk of Losing Leading Edge in Maritime Services
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s position as a top hub for maritime services is being eroded by competition, a loss of shipping finance business and the removal of tycoon-friendly tax breaks, a report said, deepening uncertainty for its financial sector as Brexit nears. The UK...
Britain Unveils Post-Brexit For Creation of 10 Free Ports
According to an article published in BBC News, the European government is planning to create up to 10 free ports across the UK after Brexit.
Development of free portsThey allow firms to import goods and then re-export them outside normal tax and customs rules. The UK last had such zones in 2012 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes they could create jobs in “left-behind areas“.
Labour said the move involved no new investment and could attract money launderers and tax dodgers. Seaports and...
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UK prepares post-Brexit freeport master plan
Britain plans to create up to 10 freeports to boost trade and manufacturing by cutting cost and bureaucracy after it leaves the European Union, the government said on Thursday, August 1.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who took office last month with a pledge to deliver Brexit by the end of October “no ifs or buts”, promoted the idea of freeports during his campaign.
Ports and airports around the country will be able to bid to become one of the freeports, the government said, announcing it had...
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U.S. Advises Ships To Keep AIS Turned On!
According to an article published in Reuters, the United States has issued an advisory to all ships to keep their tracking transponders on to cut down on illicit activity and smuggling and to increase transparency with movements of ships around the world.
What happened?According to a senior State Department official told, automatic identification systems trackers are the most accessible way of observing where ships are located. The practice of turning off AIS by some vessels from countries such...
UK threatens Iran with larger military presence by West in Gulf
Britain is seeking to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to protect shipping in the Gulf following the seizure of a British oil tanker by Iran, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons Monday.
Updating MPs about the crisis, Hunt announced the Department of Transport has raised the security level for British-flagged shipping, advising against all passage in Iranian waters and, for the moment, in the entire Strait of Hormuz.
Hunt told MPs: “If Iran continues on...
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Iran seizes British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz – Escalating tensions in the region
Iran said on Friday, July 19, it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh escalation in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in tensions between Tehran and the West.
The tanker Stena Impero was taken to an Iranian port because it was not complying with “international maritime laws and regulations,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declared.
Unacceptable, says Britain
Britain said Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of...
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