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Maritime sector working round the clock since September to deliver Christmas to households across the UK.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

Energy and freight industry experts work together to support rail, road, air, maritime and warehousing reach net zero by 2050.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

Cross-modal and cross-government plan for the UK freight transport sector published.

• Updated: 15 June 2022

Campaign launched to kickstart careers in logistics and create a more environmentally friendly and resilient haulage sector.

• Updated: 15 June 2022

Government introducing pay protection reforms so that seafarers regularly entering UK ports are paid at least the equivalent of the UK national minimum wage.

• Updated: 10 May 2022

Letters from the Secretary of State for Transport to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and UK ports about new seafarer protections.

• Updated: 31 March 2022

Measures announced to ensure that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are seaworthy.

• Updated: 30 March 2022

Measures announced include ensuring that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are fit for purpose.

• Updated: 30 March 2022

Long planned contingencies put into action to reduce disruption to travel for passengers and freight.

• Updated: 17 March 2022

Ensuring there is enough freight capacity to prevent disruption to the flow of critical goods, such as food and medical supplies.

• Updated: 18 May 2020

Statement by UK Secretary of State for Transport, French Minister of State for Transport and Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

• Updated: 24 April 2020

Action will protect the transport links the country relies on.

• Updated: 24 April 2020

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

• Updated: 24 March 2015

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

Further development concerning the government's legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfers of oil carried as cargo.

• Updated: 8 June 2011

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

Transport statistics on waterborne freight in the UK, 2009.

• Updated: 11 November 2010

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

Announces a review of the Merchant Shipping (Ship-to-Ship Transfers) Regulations to ensure they are fit for purpose.

• Updated: 8 July 2010

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