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UK Chamber of Shipping warns the EU to ‘stop being prisoner to its own dogma’The UK Chamber of Shipping, which represents over 200 shipping companies in the UK, has given the Prime Minister’s White Paper its seal of approval, and demanded the European Union now ‘gets serious’.
“This vision for the UK’s future relationship with the EU is bold, comprehensive, ambitious and robust," states David Balston, the Chamber's Director of Policy.
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Guest blog: Accelerating digital innovation to improve safety in shippingTo tackle some of the barriers that are preventing safety innovation within shipping, Lloyd's Register and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation have launched the Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator, writes Maurizio Pilu in this guest blog.
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Guy Platten: from cadet to captain of industryAfter four and a half years in the post, Guy Platten has come to the end of his tenure as Chief Executive of the UK Chamber. He says he is living proof that the UK's high-quality seafarer training can set people on extraordinary career paths.
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Photos from our annual Summer Lunch in Edinburgh 2018Photos from the UK Chamber of Shipping's third annual Summer Lunch at the Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh.
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Business needs to act on mental health among the workforce - Guy PlattenOn the IMO's Day of the Seafarer, UK Chamber CEO Guy Platten writes that business needs to recognise the problem of mental ill health among the workforce at sea and ashore.
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UK Chamber launches guidelines for seafarer mental welfare policyThe UK Chamber and unions Nautilus International and the RMT have jointly agreed new guidelines that will aid shipping companies in drawing up policies on mental wellbeing.
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Merchant Navy Training Board achieves ISO 9001:2015 certificationThe Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification, which will underpin the quality of its new Centre Recognition service offering.
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Watch: To Sea or Not to SeaThe UK Chamber of Shipping and Merchant Navy Training Board have launched a broadcast-quality advert as part of the Careers At Sea campaign, to boost the number of young people entering maritime careers.
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