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  • MAIB safety digest published

    Lessons from marine accidents 1/2015.

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  • Master and Owner fined £16,647.00 for breaching scallop legislation

    Scottish scallop dredger the King Explorer convicted following guilty pleas.

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  • The Budapest Convention on the contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterways

    UK to opt into the Budapest Convention on the contract for the carriage of goods by inland waterways.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defra consultations relevant to the work of the MMO

    Defra is running a number of consultations relevant to the work of the MMO, on fisheries, marine licensing and conservation.

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  • Our future as a maritime nation

    Britain’s shipping industry has a proud history, but must meet the challenges of the modern world.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Millennium Diamond report published

    Contact made by passenger vessel Millennium Diamond with Tower Bridge on 4 June 2014.

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  • £5 million to improve access to Port of Immingham

    Link road will improve capacity and remove heavy goods vehicles from nearby town.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wanderer II report published

    Serious injury to a crew member on board the scallop dredger Wanderer II in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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  • Diamond report published

    Sinking of scallop dredger Diamond with loss of 1 life in West Burra Firth, Shetland Islands.

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  • ECC Topaz report published

    Fire and subsequent sinking of passenger transfer catamaran ECC Topaz during engine trials off Lowestoft, England.

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  • Transport Secretary visits Merseyside

    Patrick McLoughlin sees how transport schemes are boosting local economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Port set for growth after regaining rail link

    The Transport Secretary was at Port of Sunderland today to see the arrival of the first train in more than 20 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Meeting the maritime challenge

    States why a thriving shipping industry is so fundamental to the government’s vision for a prosperous Britain.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Light dues 2015 to 2016

    Light dues to be reduced to 39p in April 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Membership of Maritime Growth Study Advisory Group announced

    Expert panel to feed into UK’s first maritime growth study.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Water-rail report published

    Disappearance and rescue of fishing vessel Water-rail in the North Sea.

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  • £5 million boost for water rescue charities

    Charities across the country will get funding for state of the art rescue equipment from a new £5 million fund.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MAIB investigations launched

    MAIB investigators deployed to Pentland Firth and to the Solent

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  • Maritime growth study: keeping the UK competitive in a global market

    Speech launching the maritime growth study, which will assess the UK maritime industry and identify options for making it more competitive.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MAIB beta website on GOV.UK

    Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s web presence is migrating to GOV.UK.

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