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Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Financial Times

• UK draws up plans to rival Singapore with post-Brexit shipping regimePush to attract more vessels to sail under British flag with reforms to tonnage tax

The Guardian

• UK drops push for renationalising of fishing vessels in Brexit talksNo 10 said to have reached a compromise over fishing vessels to be majority British-owned in futureDowning Street has watered down a key demand over post-Brexit fishing rights as part of a broader compromise, EU sources said as Germany’s ambassador in Brussels said there was a chance of a deal by the weekend.The UK dropped a push for fishing vessels operating under the UK flag to be majority British-owned in the future, it was claimed. Continue reading...

Daily Express

• Brexit breakthrough as leaked report shows £3.7bn UK shipping boost to ‘rival’ SingaporeLONDON is planned to be the UK's shipping hub after the Brexit transition period, with the aim of Britain being able to rival Singapore as a hotspot for the shipping industry for Britain.

Birmingham Post

• Serco offers to extend talks in bid to stop strike crippling Royal NavyOutsourcing giant says it will seek compromise after tug crews voted to go on strike in Plymouth from Christmas Day

Other Regional Press

• Cunard extends cruising suspension as Queen Victoria departs Weymouth BayCRUISE ships previously moored in Weymouth Bay won’t be setting sail until May next year after operator Cunard extended its suspension of sailings.

Other News Sources

• Ship Finance Lenders Fall Short of Sector's Carbon TargetsMany of the world’s biggest lenders to shipping companies fell short of carbon-cutting targets last year in the first analysis of CO2 goals for the sector by financiers, a report showed on Wednesday.Global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of…