A historic schooner dating from 1917 will be scrapped after the National Museums of Liverpool in the UK decided its restoration and maintenance costs are unsustainable. National Museums Liverpool’s Board of Trustees has approved the recording and disposal by deconstruction of the vessel, De Wadden, a three-masted auxiliary schooner built in 1917 by Gebr Van […]
Liverpool-based Marine Specialised Technology Group (MST) has undertaken a major expansion programme with the acquisition of a local River Mersey shipyard. The company, which manufactures and maintains high-speed boats for global defence and security markets, secured Carmet Shipyard for an undisclosed sum during the second half of 2021. It has already embarked on a £1 […]
The Manx government may need to spend an additional £13.8m to progress the Isle of Man ferry terminal in Liverpool. According to a statement and reports by the BBC, the sum is required to address a number of issues that have arisen since the project to build the terminal at Prince’s Half-Tide Dock began in […]
The locations of eight new freeports in England have been announced. Freeports are usually located around shipping ports, or airports. Goods that arrive into freeports from abroad aren’t subject to the tax charges (tariffs). Taxes are only paid if the goods leave the freeport and are moved elsewhere in the UK. Otherwise, the goods are […]