A streamlined approach to regulating development in the River Thames has been agreed by the MMO and Port of London Authority. The ‘Thames Concordat’ is a new set of principles…

Local councils throughout the UK have been invited to support a campaign to raise awareness of ‘island nation’ Britain’s dependence on Merchant Navy seafarers.

More than a year in the planning, National Maritime’s first Investinblue conference attracted thousands of visitors to Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre for a two-day event showcasing major developments in the maritime sector.

The London Tilbury Seafarers Centre, which now offers a new 24-hour lounge for seafarers after a major refurbishment programme, was officially reopened today (15th July 2016) by Port of London…

London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross CBE has welcomed the launch today (Monday, 4 July 2016) of the Thames Vision, a framework for developing greater use of the Thames…

All local councils throughout the UK are being invited to support a campaign to raise public awareness of ‘island nation’ Britain’s dependence on Merchant Navy seafarers.

INVESTINBLUE delegates told that “industry is absolutely critical to the British economy” . Government minister Anna Soubry has heaped praise on Britain’s marine and maritime sectors and urged international businesses to invest in “the UK’s world-leading infrastructure and expertise”.

With two weeks to go, Seafarers Awareness Week 2016 is shaping up to be the biggest campaign yet, since its inception by the charity Seafarers UK in 2010.

Marine training on the River Thames is to receive a major boost with the launch of a new skills organisation that will support crew training and development on the UK’s busiest waterway.

A busy London pier that was shut briefly after Storm Katie struck was reopened thanks to a new tidal Thames superboat.