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Find out about the Department for Business and Trade’s Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Defence Secretary has met with apprentices, engineers and key industry leaders during a visit to key shipyards. Scotland plays a crucial role in the Navy’s shipbuilding pipeline and the UK’s security.
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A new shipbuilding lending scheme has been launched which could create hundreds of UK jobs and contribute hundreds of millions of pounds to the UK economy.
With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) drives transformative change to empower a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise that works for all parts of the UK. The NSO oversees all of the Government's interests in UK shipbuilding, supports growth in...
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
The Minister for Defence Procurement met with Scottish apprentices to discuss their positive experiences, ahead of Scottish apprenticeship week.
Award-winning Hampshire-based ship outfitter secures government-backed funding from Lloyds Bank as it meets growing post-pandemic demand.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
A refreshed strategy for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise.
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
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