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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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UK Unveils Plan to Establish Free Ports after Brexit

glory 02-08-2019 16:30 Area News
The United Kingdom is intending to establish up to ten “free ports” that would drive growth after the UK leaves the EU on October 31. The free ports are envisioned as hubs for business and enterprise for both...
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Rouhani Suggests Exchange of Iranian, UK Tankers

glory 26-07-2019 17:37 Area News
Iran might release the UK-flagged, Swedish-owned tanker Stena Impero if the UK does the same with the Iranian crude carrier it detained in Gibraltar earlier this month. Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, hinted at the...
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UK Presents Clean Maritime Plan

glory 11-07-2019 15:28 Area News
The UK government has published the Clean Maritime Plan, an ambitious plan to cut pollution from the country’s maritime sector.  Launched by Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP in London, the plan says that all new ships...
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Man Dies after Falling from Tug near Tranmere Oil Terminal

glory 29-01-2019 19:45 Area News
A man has died after falling from a tug boat into the River Mersey near the Tranmere Oil Terminal in Wirral, according to the UK authorities. Emergency services were called to Liverpool Pier Head in the evening hours of...
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Stena Line Ferry in Near Miss with Royal Navy Submarine

glory 22-01-2019 16:54 Area News
A Stena Line ferry recently had a close quarters encounter with a nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine, according to the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The company’s 30,285 gross ton Stena Superfast VII...
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Russian Bulker Refloated after Grounding off Cornwall

glory 19-12-2018 14:42 Area News
Russian carrier ship Kuzma Minin, which ran aground off Cornwall, was refloated in the afternoon hours of December 18, according to the HM Coastguard. The vessel was moved at around 2 pm with a combined effort of five...
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UK’s ‘Eye in the Sky’ to Tackle Oil Spills, Illegal Shipping

glory 23-11-2018 19:54 Area News
UK has unveiled the first images from a new satellite which can see through clouds and image the Earth round the clock to help stop oil spills and illegal shipping. NovaSAR-1, the first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)...
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UK’s Autonomous Shipping Industry Gets a Boost

glory 08-10-2018 14:48 Area News
The autonomous and smart shipping industry in the UK is set to receive a boost with the recently unveiled funding of GBP 1 million (USD 1.3 million). The funding has been awarded by the UK Government’s Department for...
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