Weekly news

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We are pleased to announce that Chamber President Graham Westgarth has chosen the new President's Charity for our Gala Dinner on 5 February 2024.

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This week, the Chamber hosted its inaugural International Shipping Trade Seminar, with a focus on vessel vetting, sustainability, and regulatory measures.

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The Chamber welcomes the new Maritime Minister, Lord Davies of Gower, appointed following this week's reshuffle and looks forward to engaging with him soon.

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This week we were at the Scottish Parliament for our annual Holyrood reception, kindly sponsored by MSP Liam McArthur, to launch our Value of Shipping for Scotland report.

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Storm Ciarán hit the southern part of England and part of Wales this week, causing further disruption and floods just two weeks apart from recent Storm Babet.

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Following the incident in the North Sea earlier this week, where British-flagged cargo ship Verity collided with a larger vessel and sank, our thoughts are with the families and friends of all those affected by this tragic event.

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This week, the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning due to heavy rain and strong winds affecting the whole country from Wednesday to Saturday.

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Last week, the Policy team headed to the Netherlands for the British Tugowners Association Committee meeting, kindly hosted by Damen at their headquarters in Gorinchem. Following the meeting, attendees enjoyed Damen’s 7th Maritime Festival.

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It was a busy week for the Chamber as we headed to Bristol for our Safety Culture Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday.