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Came by SHIP is back and is your chance to win a great prize either by uploading an original photo or by writing a short article! Categories for The Photo Competition welcome entries from a range of categories from young people to professional photographers. The Essay competition is limited to Under 18s and aspiring writers will be judged in two categories; 11 and Under and 12 to 18. Open for entries until 15 April 2016, find out all the details and upload your photo or essay entries by clicking on "Competitions" at the head of this page. Good Luck!
About16,000 people are employed in shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion in the UK. The annual turnover of the whole industry is between £1.6 and 2 billion a year, and it supports dozens of other occupations in the law, insurance, design and steelwork. The push for offshore renewables has brought new life to shipyards, providing opportunities to build new vessels, repair existing ships and transport huge turbines into the seas around Britain. more »ArticlesMARITIME JOBS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS2 February 2016, by Nick HarveyMARITIME JOBS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS - Seafarers UK launches new theme for Seafarers Awareness Week (20-26 June 2016) read more »Containers to the moon and back24 February 2014, by Seavision127 million of those metal boxes that you see on the back of wagons on the motorways were moved around the world by sea last year. That's an amount that you can't really imagine. To convert this almost meanginless number into an equally meaningless lazy 'fact': laid end to end they would reach to the moon and back. What this **does** mean is that there's a awful lot of stuff that relies on the sea to get about. Moreover: theswe containers are VITAl to the way that we all live our lives. No matter in what sensationalist way it's presented. read more » |
Voyages of DiscoveryEducation tools to help you learn more!Amazing ContainersWhile the world sleeps, giant container ships longer than football pitches plough the oceans to bring us food, clothes and gadgets. Naval DispatchesIf you were Captain of a Royal Navy destroyer under attack, would you handle the pressure? Even when an emergency gives them seconds to think, crews are trained and experienced enough to do the right thing. Sign up for Daring Dispatches and find out why the ships and sailors of the Navy stay cool under pressure! sign up »Seafarers' WorldThe world would be a very different place without seafarers and the ships they crew. Oil tankers, container carriers, fishing trawlers and cargo ships bring us food, clothes, computers and raw materials. Find out all about these vessels that seafarers call home as they work the icy North Sea or sail the lonely waters of the Indian Ocean. sign up »More Voyages of Discovery CareersOceans of Opportunity!MARITIME JOBS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONSMARITIME JOBS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS - Seafarers UK launches new theme for Seafarers Awareness Week (20-26 June 2016) read more »BAE Systems launches its largest ever apprentice schemeBAE Systems is launching its largest apprentice scheme for the year 2015, with 113 positions on offer for apprentices. Its naval ships division is recruiting more than 200 young people, across the UK, as it delivers the Royal Navy’s future warships, including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and Type 26 Global Combat Ships. Naval ArchitectAfter long and serious consideration on what I wanted to do with my life, I decided to become a naval architect. I first studied physics at London University attaining a BSc Honours Degree. Physics is a wonderful ‘background’ subject for any of the sciences. read more »More Shipbuild / Manufacture Careers |