MCA collaborate with HSE to create tool to improve health and safety attitudes at sea
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has collaborated with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to build on the existing Safety Climate Tool by making it more applicable to the Maritime industry.
The tool is designed to assess the attitudes of individuals within an organisation towards health and safety issues, then deliver an objective measure of the safety culture.
It comes as part of the...
UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani hails the maritime industry as the lifeblood of global trade and pledges Brexit support for the sector ahead of London International Shipping Week based on an exclusive opinion column published on Lloyd’s List.
Showcase of talentsTouted to be the biggest trade event of the year, London International Shipping Week is coming. As a maritime nation, this is our time to showcase to the world what we have to offer as a global trading nation.
She said, “I am incredibly...
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French shipping group CMA CGM said prior to Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership it was the largest owner of container ships under the UK flag with 49 vessels.
“In light of Brexit and to avoid any uncertainty in the period with our fleet status and regulations … CMA CGM has decided to transfer its fleet under UK flag to other European countries,” the company said in a statement to Reuters.
“This decision was taken after it appeared to us that the UK flag was excluded from the draft...