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BUSINESS & FINANCE

This clever infographic shows why maritime companies should now start smart with their data for example, it increases job satisfaction.

21st August 2019

This clever infographic shows why maritime companies should now start smart with their data

21st August 2019

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has lifted Taiwan”s ”yellow card” in acknowledgement of the efforts made to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

1st July 2019

EC lifts Taiwans yellow card on IUU fishing

1st July 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Despite all the current uncertainty about how Britain and the EU will part ways, the UK’s seafood sector should still seek pathways to future market growth.

14th May 2019

Beyond Brexit

14th May 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

No matter what the final Brexit scenario is, it’s vital that every effort is taken to ensure that trade disruptions in seafood supply chains are kept to a minimum.

3rd March 2019

Keeping the fish moving, as seafood sector faces Brexit uncertainty

3rd March 2019

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The trade embargo that was introduced by Russia in response to economic sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian conflict is now into its fourth year after being extended twice. The ban has…

9th April 2018

Russia in transition; why any future trade with the Russian Federation will be on very different terms to those of the past

9th April 2018

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Tom Rutter has been appointed chief executive officer of North P&I Club’s subsidiary Sunderland Marine, a leading international insurer of fishing vessels, small craft and aquaculture risks.

30th September 2015

Marine insurer appoints new CEO

30th September 2015

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Tryggingamiðstöðin hf. (TM) is an Icelandic insurance company offering comprehensive insurance services to individuals and businesses.

27th August 2014

Insurance services at IceFish

27th August 2014

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Katherine Hawes gives a brief overview of the aquaculture insurance business.

8th July 2014

An introduction to aquaculture insurance

8th July 2014

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

In the past there has been no legal requirement for shipowners to have third party liability insurance - if a shipowner did not take out insurance, the third party would only recover…

29th May 2012

Compulsory insurance of shipowners

29th May 2012

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A comprehensive handbook, ‘Fishing vessel safety’, has been produced by mutual insurance provider The Shipowners’ Club, which aims to make crew members more aware and assist crew and owners in recognising potential…

29th May 2012

Insurance provider advises on fishing vessel safety

29th May 2012

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

P&I insurance provider, The Shipowners’ Club, has held its premiums to the previous year’s levels, and has reported an increase of 7.3% in earned premiums for the half-year ended August 2011.

16th November 2011

Shipowners’ announces no increase in premiums

16th November 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The first rounds have been fired in what may be a lengthy dispute between two conservation bodies and the UK Marine Management Organisation relating to the relationship between fishing and obligations under…

16th November 2011

UK dispute over European Marine Sites

16th November 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A new study, The Impact of Subsidies on the Ecological Sustainability and Future Profits from North Sea Fisheries, has examined the impact of subsidies on the profitability and ecological stability of the…

2nd June 2011

The impact of subsidies

2nd June 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Meslee Insurance Services Inc., an insurance brokerage located in Los Angeles, has announced the formation of a new specialty insurance brokerage unit, Aquaculture Insurance Exchange (A.I.E.), catering to aquaculture risks located in…

1st June 2011

Insurance brokerage for North American aquaculture

1st June 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Will marine spatial planning and the increasing use of the sea for renewable energy do more for the conservation of fish stocks in than Common Fisheries Policy ever has?

16th March 2011

The control of fisheries through marine spatial planning?

16th March 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

IT company Fivium has been awarded a contract to deliver an IT system to support the modernisation and consolidation of UK marine licensing processes.

22nd February 2011

Fivium to modernise UK marine licensing processes

22nd February 2011

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A number of recent vessel detentions have meant that new provisions under the UK’s Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 relating to the lodging of bonds to secure the release of vessels…

23rd December 2010

New provisions for releasing detained vessels

23rd December 2010

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The regulation of marine resources has passed into the hands of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) which will be based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The MMO has whole raft of new powers…

18th March 2010

Revised enforcement regime within English waters

18th March 2010

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The consultation saw an increasing number of calls for the UK Government to take back control of national quotas and to distribute these to the industry on a geographical or regional basis.…

1st December 2009

CFP consultation reignites the debate on quota ownership

1st December 2009

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Andrew Jackson solicitors explains the new points system for migrant workers who wish to work in the UK, along with its significance for the fishing industry.

1st April 2009

Employers face new migrant rules

1st April 2009