After 18 months of refit work, HMS Westminster is ready for sea again. The work has seen the most powerful and advanced frigate in the Royal Navy completely overhauled and ready for her final decade of service. A number of upgrades have been applied to the ship, which the Royal ...
Wave foil technology is due to be demonstrated at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior Exercise Innovative this month, as the AutoNaut unmanned surface vessel (USV) demonstrates its capabilities for navies around the world. Designed and built in the UK, AutoNaut is an unmanned surface vessel which uses the motion from the ...
Maritime UK has participated in a Department for International Trade (DIT) scoping mission aimed at boosting maritime exports to the Nordic-Baltic region. The discussions, which took place at the Foreign Office, provided an opportunity to highlight the work of Maritime UK in response to the Maritime Growth Study and the various ...
The continuing decline in the number of British seafarers and UK-flagged vessels is putting the nation’s economic security at risk and could leave it ‘dangerously dependent’ on other countries for many essential goods, Nautilus International has warned. Latest statistics show the UK has slipped to 20th place in the global rankings ...