News and communications

Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is visiting Southeast Asia 29 February-4 March with a focus on maritime security and strengthening the UK's diplomatic network.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

UK’s Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel, HMS Spey, has made her first visit of 2024 to the Philippines.

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Amendments concerning damage stability in cargo ships, load line protocol and prevention of pollution by noxious liquid substances carried in bulk.

• Updated: 26 October 2023

UK Defence Minister Baroness Goldie celebrates the relationship between the UK and the Philippines during her visit to Manila and Legazpi this week. 

• Updated: 17 October 2023

The UK and the Philippines successfully concluded their first Maritime Dialogue on February 07, 2023 in Diamond Hotel, Manila.

• Updated: 24 August 2023

Ambassador Laure Beaufils gave a speech that sets out the UK’s perspective and role on the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.

• Updated: 24 August 2023

UK Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan visits Philippines to launch development partnership, strengthen maritime engagement.

• Updated: 30 March 2023

Transport Secretary sets out measures to safeguard and decarbonise UK shipping.

• Updated: 30 September 2022

5-year strategy launched to enhance maritime technology, innovation and security and reduce environmental damage.

• Updated: 15 August 2022

The training was funded by the UK and delivered in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC) under the Pacific Extended Continental Shelf Project.

• Updated: 4 April 2022

Fiji’s commitment towards securing and policing its maritime borders is recognised through the signing of a new MOU between the UK and Fijian Government.

• Updated: 24 March 2022

UK's mission in Australia is inviting bids for projects developing coordination between the UK and Australia on maritime issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

• Updated: 12 August 2021

The UKHO's Annual Report and Accounts for 2019 to 2020 is available to view and download

• Updated: 7 January 2021

UK maritime sector at the forefront of innovation.

• Updated: 28 January 2020

Statement by the Foreign Secretary following the release of the Stena Impero on 27 September 2019.

• Updated: 27 September 2019

Royal Navy vessel HMS DUNCAN has arrived in the Gulf, where she will support the safe passage of British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz along with HMS MONTROSE.

• Updated: 29 July 2019

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave a statement to the House of Commons following the seizure of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Updated: 24 July 2019

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt discussed the incident with Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas.

• Updated: 21 July 2019

This page sets out our response to the situation in the Gulf after Iranian forces seized a British-flagged tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Updated: 21 July 2019

The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke to media after a ministerial COBR meeting on 20 July on the Iranian actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Updated: 20 July 2019