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Keeping Us Safe - The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
We continue our ‘Keeping us Safe’ series with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). The MAIB is a branch of the National Department of Transport and investigates all marine accidents that...

10 Ways Your HGV Could Fail its Annual Test
From 2016 to 2017, around 428,000 HGVs were tested to ensure they are safe enough to operate on UK roads. Of that number, around 44,000 failed with a final failure rate of 10.3% after retests....

DFDS to Buy Mediterranean Ferry Operator UN Ro-Ro
DFDS has signed an agreement to purchase 98.8% of the Turkish ferry operator UN Ro-Ro for €950 million. Operating five ferry routes across the Mediterranean, which connect Italy, France and Turkey...

Viking Grace First Ferry to Use Rotor Sail Technology
The Viking Line ferry, M/S Viking Grace is the first cruise ferry to be equipped with a 'Rotor Sail' for the utilisation of wind power. The new Rotor Sail solution will cut fuel consumption and...

Dover & Calais - Overnight Road Closures Update
Highways England have announced resurfacing works from the 9 - 29th April on the A20. There will be full closures in place overnight (20:00-06:00) as follows Week 1 (9th-15th April) -...

'Green' HGVs to Benefit from Road User Levy Discount
Next year, cleaner lorries will receive a 10% discount on the HGV Road User Levy as part of a government plan to improve air quality in the UK. From February 2019, trucks that meet the Euro-6...

P&O Ferries Update - Cross Channel Plug In & Open Deck Availability
"It has been clearly notified to us that we are no longer allowed to have running engines on deck due to risk of fire, as per MCA guidance (MGN 341 and MGN21). Our fleet on our Cross Channel...

Brittany Ferries Celebrates 40th Year in Ireland
One of the most popular operators to navigate European waters, Brittany Ferries, first set sail in January 1973. The company began freight ferry sailings between Roscoff in Brittany...

Keeping Us Safe - The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
As an agency of the UK Department of Transport, the DVSA’s main slogan is "Keeping you safe on British roads." They promise to Help people through a lifetime of safe driving Help...