Iain MacKinnon, Secretary to the Maritime Skills Alliance, shares his views on the issue of seaside towns and the wider maritime economy, focusing especially on the Isle of Wight.
Maritime UK Solent is a new business-led body that will bring together the array of maritime assets based in the Solent region, to promote and strengthen them
Escape the boredom of lockdown with these two new Websites that provide an audio and visual treat for the soul. Step inside the memories of those who worked the land and sea of the Isle of Wight to hear their fascinating stories.
Leader of the Isle of Wight council said, "This investment will help secure much needed skilled employment as well as providing a kick-start to the next stage of the wider regeneration of the town"
Wight Shipyard have built London’s new Thames Clippers boats, the UK’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries. Lots of praise being put on them by the operator, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
The first reading of the Bill to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas took place yesterday, and on 18th March Bob Seely will speak to it during the second reading
The Principal at Cowes Enterprise College says the award is testament to the hard work of staff, students, and countless partners and businesses across the Isle of Wight who have been pivotal in enabling the school to deliver maritime learning
Seely said a ban, combined with a marine reserve - such as the one in Lyme Bay where fishing and other activity is allowed as long as none are damaging to the seabed or to nature conservation - would be very good news for the Isle of Wight