Tag: UK

UK-based consulting services provider tpgroup has completed a sea trial of its autonomous navigation system, Northstar, demonstrating safe navigation of unmanned vessels in real-time and in a real-life environment, without human intervention.

Following the disruption between UK and French borders after the news of a new variant of COVID-19, the two countries reached an agreement allowing freight and some passenger services to resume operations.

The European Commission has recommended that seafarers be exempt from new travel restrictions introduced by EU states in response to the emergence of a variant strain of COVID-19 in the UK.

Hapag-Lloyd AG warned that UK ports would be severely impact in case of a no-deal Brexit, followed by vital ferry links to France that remained closed for a second day amid concern about a new coronavirus strain.

In light of the Brexit period, which is expected to end on 31st December 2020, Standard Club issued a circular ensuring that the club can continue to access European Economic Area (EEA) markets.

With immediate effect, ferries arriving to the Netherlands from the United Kingdom are no longer allowed to carry passengers.

The UK Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (UK MCA) announced that the HM Coastguard acquired new technology with the aim to improve its search and rescue operations.

UK retailers and food manufacturers urged lawmakers to investigate ongoing disruption at UK ports, warning that delays were impacting their plans to build stocks ahead of Christmas and the December 31 end of the Brexit transition period.

The Maritime Charities Group (MCG) has doubled its bursary fund for seafarer training, an initiative launched in November aimed at UK-based merchant seafarers who are facing redundancy as a direct result of Covid-19. 

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) launched a range of services providing UK emergency responders and planners with access to an extensive suite of marine geospatial data through the UK government’s centralized Resilience Direct network.