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Use a standard shipping note for shipping non-dangerous goods overseas by either air or water.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
If you want to transport dangerous goods, there are rules on how to pack…
Dangerous goods are separated into different classes which affect how you…
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the UK certification authority…
You must have a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) if you transport…
There are different rules for transporting dangerous goods by air, road or…
You do not need to follow all the normal packaging and labelling…
You must follow regulations for transporting dangerous goods safely and…
Data and statistics about ports, shipping, sea passengers, waterborne freight and seafarers.
The concierge service helps maritime businesses to interact with government departments.
A collection of active merchant shipping notices, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
How to take someone to the court to get compensation or payment for a collision at sea, a ship mortgage or another shipping dispute.
How Standard Shipping Notes, Dangerous Goods Notes and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions work, and where you can get them from.
Guide to maritime and shipping statistics including notes and definitions, quality information and supporting technical documents.
Understand how you can pay tonnage tax if you manage your ships from the UK and they weigh 100 tons or more.
How shipping companies are affected by the current rules.
The processes that operators need to follow when shipping radioactive sources to and from EU countries.
Investment into zero emission routes to and from the UK will help create long-term sustainability and keep our waters clean.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Shipping Forecast.
How wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar and GPS communications.
The UK’s policy on the import and export of radioactive waste and spent fuel has not changed, but there are some changes to the processes that operators need to follow.
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