HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO visited the newly renovated Chapel at Royal Victoria Country Park on 12 November, to mark its formal opening, and unveil a plaque which will be placed on the original hospital foundation stone.
Legislation creating the powers the UK needs to operate as an independent coastal state after leaving the EU was introduced into Parliament on 25 October 2018.
A £12 million package of investment to support further growth in the cruise sector is due to begin in October at the Port of Southampton.
Defra are consulting on proposals to ban the distribution and/or sale of plastic straws, plastic - stemmed cotton buds and plastic drink stirrers in England.
Trafalgar Day is the most important day in the calendar of HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Each year on 21 October a ceremony is held on board Victory marking the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a battle which defined the Age of Sail and which sealed British dominion of the seas for a hundred years.
Commercial fishing is included in the latest batch of technical notices on how various sectors would be affected if the UK leaves the EU without a deal in March 2019.
Young CEDA (the young professionals arm of the Central Dredging Association) are putting on a half day seminar around Dredging and Disposal of contaminated sediment on the 9th October at the ICE London.
Sixteen successful ‘Fast Track’ projects are receiving a share of £6 million Coastal Communities Fund money to help deliver sustainable growth and jobs across the Great British Coast.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says it hopes more people than ever before will take part in the 25th Great British Beach Clean (14th - 17th September) - an annual event run by MCS.
Portsmouth International Port's new £9m linkspan has been officially opened by Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani MP.
The Government has now adopted England’s South Marine Plan, which brings a new approach to managing the seas between Kent and Devon.
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