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PD Ports Welcomes UK Government’s Freeports Consultation

glory 12-02-2020 16:43 Area News
Port operator PD Ports has welcomed the UK government’s announcement to launch a public consultation on freeports with the aim to award ten locations special trade status by the end of 2020. PD Ports operates at thirteen...
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Post-Brexit Future: UK Gov’t Launches Consultation on Freeports

glory 10-02-2020 18:17 Area News
The UK government has launched a consultation on its proposed Freeport policy following the country’s withdrawal from the European Union. The Department for International Trade has presented a paper entitled “Freeports...
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Sixteen UK Ports Receive Funds to Prepare for Brexit

glory 26-09-2019 18:34 Area News
Sixteen ports across England will receive a share of a multi million funding pot to help their preparations for Brexit on October 31. The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) revealed the successful bidders of the GBP 10...
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UK Selects McLaughlin & Harvey for 2nd Phase of Liverpool2

glory 18-09-2019 17:44 Area News
UK-based company McLaughlin & Harvey has been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase of development at the Liverpool2 deepwater container terminal. The multi-million project includes the addition of ten...
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UK Accuses Iran of Selling Adrian Darya 1 Cargo to Syria

glory 12-09-2019 13:05 Area News
The UK has condemned Iran for breaching assurances given over the Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker after it was detained in Gibraltar for suspected breach of EU sanctions on Syria. Formerly named Grace 1, the 300,579-dwt VLCC...
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UK Secures More Funding for Zero-Emissions Shipping Drive

glory 11-09-2019 14:40 Area News
The UK government is providing more funding for the development of new technology that would help bring the country closer to zero emission shipping. Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani has committed a further GBP 1 million (...
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UK: Uncertain Times Make Strong Ports More Vital Than Ever

glory 10-09-2019 16:25 Area News
Global trade, and the maritime sector that enables so many of its flows, faces uncertain and challenging times, according to the UK Major Ports Group. Research from maritime industry research experts Drewry has...
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UK Ports’ Performance Not Hurt by Political Uncertainties in 2018

glory 22-08-2019 14:44 Area News
Despite a temperamental global trading climate and the uncertainties created by Brexit, UK port operators witnessed a steady year in 2018. According to a UK Port Freight Statistics report, the data for 2018 showed stable...
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UK Seizes USD 48 Mn Worth of Heroin from Container

glory 08-08-2019 11:58 Area News
British authorities have removed around 398 kilograms of heroin from a shipping container in what was described as one of the largest ever seizures of this drug in the UK. The country’s National Crime Agency had...
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UK Joins US in Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security Mission

glory 06-08-2019 12:13 Area News
The United Kingdom has decided to join the United States in forming a new international maritime security mission to protect vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the country’s Ministry of Defence, the...
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