Shipping industry
Foggy future for Arctic shipping as sea ice melts
By 2100 increased fogginess caused by global warming could add days to travel in the region
Kate Ravilious
01, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM
Council on hook ‘for £10m’ over border post left in limbo by Brexit
The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed
Joanna Partridge
30, May, 2023 @8:40 AM
Shipping in the Arctic faces a foggy future as sea ice melts
Risks increase for sea traffic as disappearance of ice due to climate change leaves vast areas of ocean prone to fog
Jeremy Plester
25, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
P&O Ferries: prospect of fine over mass sackings is ‘less than remote’
Dubai-owned ferry operator predicts inquiry into its sacking of 786 workers last year will not result in ‘related economic outflow’
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
25, Apr, 2023 @12:40 PM
Boats, barges and big bills – the asylum options being chewed over in Whitehall
Former military bases and cruise ships are among alternatives to hotels to house people seeking asylum in UK
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
29, Mar, 2023 @6:13 PM
Home Office planning to house asylum seekers on disused cruise ships
Exclusive: Ministers facing growing anger from Tory backbenchers over use of hotels in their constituencies
Pippa Crerar and Rajeev Syal
28, Mar, 2023 @10:00 PM
Cargo ships powered by wind could help tackle climate crisis
Shipping produces a significant portion of the world’s greenhouse gases but new technology offers solutions to cut fuel use
Jeremy Plester
23, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Pressure grows on shipping industry to accept carbon levy
World Bank among those urging levy to fund climate action in developing world and encourage fleets to upgrade
Fiona Harvey environment editor
22, Mar, 2023 @1:21 PM
Australia’s $3bn Aukus bill to boost US and UK industry may go even higher
Defence industry minister Pat Conroy admits ‘scope’ for extra costs and that local shipbuilder ASC may not win contract for British-designed boats
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
21, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘Global greedflation’: big firms ‘driving shopping bills to record highs’
Analysis by UK union shows large corporations have improved profits with price rises in cost of living crisis
Phillip Inman
12, Mar, 2023 @4:00 PM
Search to resume in morning after tug capsizes on River Clyde
Coastguard stands down from surface search for vessel with two crew as police say their efforts will restart on Saturday
Nadeem Badshah
24, Feb, 2023 @11:14 PM
UN urged to help hundreds of seafarers trapped on ships in Ukrainian ports
Ships have been essential to enable safe passage of grain but more than 300 crew remain stuck on vessels that are key targets
Karen McVeigh
22, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
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