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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency launches 6-week consultation on new merchant shipping regulations.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

UK government announces additional measures to help ensure the stability of the UK supply chain.

• Updated: 2 October 2021

The UK government has today announced further measures to help further ease supply chain pressures and spikes in localised demand for fuel.

• Updated: 27 September 2021

The complex transfer campaign with an array of technical, logistical, safety and security considerations.

• Updated: 18 March 2021

In 2013 we concluded the development of our strategy to remove unirradiated nuclear material from Dounreay and consolidate it at Sellafield.

• Updated: 18 March 2021

Announced the publication of further research into petroleum road fuel tanks found to not be fully compliant with European regulations.

• Updated: 30 November 2015

An update on steps being taken to resolve issues around the safety of certain road fuel tanks found to not be fully compliant with the ADR.

• Updated: 18 December 2014

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

Concerning work being conducted to resolve a certification issue around a model of fuel tanker.

• Updated: 24 October 2013

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

Information on the industrial action by Unite fuel tanker drivers.

• Updated: 30 March 2012

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