Tag: England
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Felixstowe: Strike Dates Set for UK’s Busiest Container Port
December 19: Workers at the UK’s busiest container port will take strike action for two days after Christmas in a dispute over outsourcing, after earlier this month announcing a strike […]
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Felixstowe Port Engineers Prepare to Strike as Union Responds to Outsourcing Plans
December 12: Engineering workers at Felixstowe docks are set to go out on strike in a row over plans to outsource their jobs. More than 110 engineers, who are employed […]
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Strikes Announced at Port of Sheerness, England Throughout Jan-March 2020 Over Pay Dispute
December 05: Drivers waiting for new 2020 Volkswagen Group models could get their cars later than hoped after workers voted to walk out. Unite union members at logistics firm GB […]
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£10m Of Cocaine Concealed Amongst Frozen Fish Seized From Vehicle Entering Newhaven Port By Ferry
November 23: A huge haul of cocaine worth about £10m has been found concealed in a load of frozen fish in a refrigerated van. The vehicle was searched by Border […]
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25 Stowaways Found Aboard Ferry From Vulcaanhaven to Felixstowe
November 19: Police in the Netherlands say 25 stowaways have been found on a ferry bound for the UK. The stowaways were discovered in a refrigerated container on-board the ship […]
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39 People Found Dead in Refrigerated Truck That Came From Zeebrugge, Belgium Through Purfleet port in England
UPDATE October 28: The below article previously reported that the 39 people found dead were Chinese nationals. Police have now stated that they are still working on confirming identities, and […]
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Heroin Worth Estimated £40m Seized at Felixstowe Port, UK; 2 Suspects Arrested in Rotterdam
August 06: Border officials have shown the scale of a huge heroin haul that was discovered under bathrobes in a shipping container. Thought to be one of the UK’s largest […]
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3 FREE CSO/Airbus Workshops Touring UK Cities June 25-July 11
Calling all CSOs, PFSO, cybersecurity and security employees for a FREE workshop and networking lunch! Come and join CSO Alliance and Airbus Cyber to understand how we can support your […]
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Seafarers in Harwich, England To Protest Tomorrow Over Pay
April 23: Trinity House seafarers, engaged in their first pay dispute in more than 500 years, will be holding a protest in Harwich, Essex, at 13.00 tomorrow (Wednesday 24 April). […]
