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Maritime UK launches the Mental Health in Maritime Pledge
Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, is delighted to today (2 March) launch the Mental Health in Maritime Pledge. The pledge forms a key pillar of the Diversity in Maritime Programme, alongside the Gender Pledge.
The Royal Navy is hosting their fifth Marine Enterprise Planning Group
The Royal Navy will be hosting the next Maritime Enterprise Planning Group seminar/meeting on Tuesday 16th March 2021 at 1pm to discuss Littoral Strike.
Government to provide free lateral flow tests to businesses with 50 plus employees
The government is providing employers with 50 or more employees with lateral flow testing kits to test their staff that cannot currently work from home, or who will return to the workplace as the economy opens up as set out in the Roadmap announced on 22 February.
Maritime UK welcomes Aberdeen Harbour Board as the first Diversity in Maritime sponsor
Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, is delighted to announce Aberdeen Harbour Board as the first industry sponsor of the Diversity in Maritime Programme.
MSCC Ocean and Climate Change Statement: The Ocean in a Changing Climate.
Today the UK Marine Science Co-ordination Committee have announced the release of the MSCC Ocean and Climate Change Statement: The Ocean in a Changing Climate. The documents summarises the importance of the ocean, the impact of the ocean on the UK under climate change and the role the UK plays in...
Asymptomatic testing at workplaces - now widened to include businesses in the marine sector with over 50 employees
BEIS is working alongside the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) to explore whether they can provide asymptomatic testing at workplaces. The testing offer has now been widened to include businesses in the marine sector with over 50 employees. Smaller businesses can access employee...
Funding Support for Exporters
From Monday 14 December 2020 SMEs have been able to apply for co-investment funding from DIT’s new Internationalisation Fund using European Regional Development Funding (ERDF). Funds may be used in a variety of ways, from expert third party advice to participation in international trade...
Insight into MarRI-UK, their Current Projects, and latest Funding Call webinar
This week we held a webinar with MarRI-UK to discuss current projects and the 'Smart Maritime Land Operations' Call now open for Expression of Interest Applications. We heard from several companies involved with MarRI-UK projects about their experiences. For those of you who missed it...
British Ports Association: statement on global container congestion affecting UK ports
Following several days of media interest in congestion affecting some UK ports, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of the British Ports Association said: We are seeing a big increase in traffic which is now cascading across the wider ports industry. However, in general the sector is...
THIRD QUARTER 2020 TRADE FIGURES REFLECT UNPRECEDENTED TRADE VOLATILITY
The UK’s Q3 port freight statistics from the Department for Transport released today provide further evidence that 2020 continues to be an unpredictable year for global trade flows. When comparing throughput at major ports from July to September 2020 with July to September...
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