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Navy criticised for 'cutting corners' after fatal fall

HMS Ocean arriving in Greenwich through the Thames barrier, picture courtesy of Rick Nairn

6:10pm Thursday 15th November 2012

A coroner has criticised the Royal Navy for ''a culture of cutting corners'' regarding health and safety on its warships at the conclusion of an inquest into the death of an officer who fell 40ft to his death from a suspended landing craft.

Fighting talk over Merseyside container port plan

4:23pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

THEY have already tried to pinch our cruise ships, but now Liverpool is attempting to muscle in on Southampton’s commercial port business.

Wife of missing Hampshire sailor makes appeal

12:25pm Wednesday 31st October 2012

The wife of a Royal Navy sailor from Hampshire who went missing five months ago while ashore in Dubai fought back tears as she made an emotional appeal for him to be found.

Hundreds welcome home warship

2:46pm Tuesday 30th October 2012

Hundreds of family members have lined the quayside to welcome home the crew of one of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships as it returned from its maiden deployment.

£6.8m worth of cocaine seized at port

12:25pm Tuesday 23rd October 2012

Two men have been arrested after Border Force officers seized cocaine with a street value of £6.8m at a Hampshire port.

Driver cut free after crash in docks

9:34am Tuesday 23rd October 2012

A TRUCK driver was being cut free from his vehicle after a crash in Southampton Docks this morning.

Mini-cruise tasters for first-timers

12:16pm Monday 22nd October 2012

CRUISE company Fred Olsen is increasing its number of short taster experiences to attract first-time cruisers, including departures from Southampton.

QE2 to be scrapped?

4:00am Wednesday 17th October 2012

IS the end in sight for QE2, Southampton’s former legendary liner?

QE2 - In depth

Captain of ship wrecked liner in court

10:43am Monday 15th October 2012

The former captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia has arrived at a court in Italy to hear the evidence against him.

Liverpool pays back cruise terminal cash

10:22am Monday 8th October 2012

LIVERPOOL has paid back the public cash used to build a terminal the city hopes will allow it to compete with Southampton for lucrative cruise business.

Titanic II to set sail from Southampton in 2016

12:12pm Thursday 4th October 2012

Titanic II, the multi-million pound replica of Southampton's ill-fated liner, will set sail from the city on her maiden voyage in 2016.

'Back off' over cruise rows, says Liverpool's mayor

4:00am Thursday 4th October 2012

THE MAYOR of Liverpool has told Southampton to back off in the bitter row over cruise funding.

Cruise firm investigating low pay accusations

12:15pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

“Celebrity Cruises appreciates that the hard work and dedication of its thousands of onboard crew members is the main reason why Celebrity Cruises is ranked amongst the top of the premium cruise category since it was founded 20 years ago.

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Investigation launched into documentary claims over cruise ship working conditions

9:06pm Monday 1st October 2012

TELEVISION viewers watched tonight as two undercover reporters onboard a Southampton-based cruise ship claimed crew were forced to accept poor working conditions.

Ship crew paid 'only 75p a day’

4:10pm Monday 1st October 2012

TV viewers will tonight see claims of crew on a Southampton-based cruise ship facing below British minimum working standards.

Ferry staff end strike action

12:13pm Monday 1st October 2012

BRITTANY ferries is to resume services tomorrow after crew members in France called off their strike action.

Body found in hunt for woman missing from cruise ship

6:50pm Saturday 29th September 2012

RESCUERS searching for a British woman believed to have fallen overboard from a Southampton-based cruise ship in the Mediterranean have recovered a body.

Work starts on £150m upgrade of container port

9:38am Thursday 27th September 2012

WORK begins on a £150m expansion of Southampton’s container port to safeguard 2,000 jobs and create a further 200.

2,000 docks jobs to be secured by £150m plan

12:20pm Monday 24th September 2012

IN JUST four days time work will begin to secure the global future of Southampton ’s historic port – and safeguard 2,000 jobs.

£8.8m ship for Huelin Renouf

12:43pm Tuesday 18th September 2012

Southampton to Channel Islands freight shipping company, Huelin Renouf, is taking delivery of an £8.8m, state-of-theart new vessel.

Holidays cancelled after cruise ship suffers mechanical failure

11:18pm Monday 10th September 2012

HUNDREDS of people have had their holiday plans ruined after a Southampton based cruise ship has suffered a mechanical failure.

New cruise ship name revealed

11:14am Wednesday 29th August 2012

Southampton cruise ship operator, Princess Cruises, has revealed the name of the second of its new generation of vessels designed for the 21st century.

'New era" of mega ships ushered in at city container port

11:04am Thursday 23rd August 2012

TWO of the world’s largest ocean carriers have berthed in tandem at Southampton’s container terminal for the first time ushering in “a new era” for the port.

New generation Princess is floated out in ceremony

2:48pm Monday 20th August 2012

Southampton -based Princess Cruises’ newest ship Royal Princess has been “floated out” in traditional ceremony from her dry dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.

2013 naming for first of new wave of superships

9:45am Wednesday 15th August 2012

THE first in the next generation of 21st century superships, Royal Princess, is on course to be revealed to the world in Southampton next year.

Talented seadog Pudsey travels in style

4:48pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

THE port of Southampton has seen many an old seadog on the dockside over the decades, but none have been quite like Pudsey, the winner of television’s talent show, Britain’s Got Talent.

Sailors honour missing colleague

12:35pm Monday 13th August 2012

Sailors lining the decks of a Royal Navy warship as it returned to base have left a gap where a colleague who went missing during the deployment would normally have stood.

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New official status bestowed on guardians of the Solent

12:20pm Tuesday 7th August 2012

IT soars 130 feet into the air and stands guard over Southampton Water and the Solent, some of the busiest waterways and shipping lanes in the country.

Crew member airlifted to hospital from ship

10:35am Thursday 2nd August 2012

A CREW member on board a Southampton -based tall ship had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering from a head injury.

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Jersey key for Solent Stevedores expansion

12:54pm Tuesday 31st July 2012

SINCE its formation in 2000, Solent Stevedores has experienced rapid growth and its latest success signals the next stage in the development of the company.

Boy's boat tragedy sparks safety alert

7:54am Monday 23rd July 2012

COASTGUARDS have reissued sea safety advice after a teenager died in the Solent after falling from a boat.

All aboard for new UK Flagship

3:41pm Friday 20th July 2012

HAMPSHIRE is to play a major role in an ambitious £80m.

Billionaire unveils plans for Titanic 2

12:58pm Wednesday 18th July 2012

FIRST dismissed out of hand as an eccentric billionaire’s fantasy, plans to build a replica of Southampton ’s illfated liner, Titanic , have taken a step closer to reality.

Titanic - Southampton's Story

Maasdam name continues on

4:44pm Monday 16th July 2012

SHE bears one of the most renowned names in ocean travel, and now the latest ship to be called Maasdam is arriving in Southampton next month.

Final voyage for Saga Ruby

1:10pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

CRUISE ship Saga Ruby, a frequent visitor to the port of Southampton, is to be retired.

Port of Southampton is number one vehicle exporter

11:34am Tuesday 10th July 2012

A CASH injection of £250m by car giant BMW in the UK is set to provide a jobs boost to the port of Southampton.

Government can’t stop Liverpool flouting cruise rules

11:41am Thursday 5th July 2012

THE Government last night said it was “powerless” to prevent Liverpool flouting restrictions on its cruise terminal.

P&O's simply amazing Grand Event

9:04am Wednesday 4th July 2012

EVEN the wettest summer on record could not spoil Southampton’s special day.

MP calls for Liverpool cruise terminal injunction

3:14pm Wednesday 4th July 2012

A HAMPSHIRE MP was today due to demand an injunction preventing Liverpool from flouting restrictions on its cruise terminal.

Godmother Darcey's blessing for ships

9:15am Wednesday 4th July 2012

AS a prima-ballerina, Darcey Bussell was used to having the world at her feet, so it was no surprise that ballet’s most famous name did not put a foot wrong when she starred in Southampton’s Grand Event yesterday.

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Record-breaking 30,000 passengers

9:11am Wednesday 4th July 2012

A RECORD-breaking 30,000 passengers passed through the port of Southampton in just 12 hours yesterday.

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P&O's stunning display on the fleet in city

9:09am Wednesday 4th July 2012

Southampton’S “Magnificent Seven’’ which make up the city-based fleet of P&O Cruises are some of the most famous ships in the world.

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Thousands line up to watch P&O's 'magnificent seven'

5:10am Wednesday 4th July 2012

THOUSANDS of people lined the Solent coastline tonight to watch P&O's seven cruise liners leave Southampton.

Seven ships came sailing in

12:56pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012

Southampton saw seven ships come sailing in today to take part in the biggest maritime spectacular in the port's history.

EU commisioner steps into cruise cash row

2:23pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012

EUROPE'S competition commissioner warns Liverpool it may have to pay back handouts in the Cruise Wars row with Southampton.

City gets ready for The Grand Event

10:41am Monday 2nd July 2012

IT is set to be the most spectacular sight of the summer.

QE2 to become hotel

11:07am Monday 2nd July 2012

Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for £64 million, with plans to make it into a floating hotel fitted with the original furnishings.

Shipbuilding uncertainty puts 4,000 jobs in peril

1:20pm Monday 2nd July 2012

THE wider Solent economy would be badly hit by the end of shipbuilding at Portsmouth Dockyard costing nearly 4,000 jobs, a new study has forecast.

Ferry problems solved

1:41pm Friday 29th June 2012

A FERRY company which was forced to cancel services between Southampton and the Isle of Wight due to overrun maintenance

Hampshire sailors on HMS Diamond visit sinking site

2:55pm Friday 29th June 2012

HAMPSHIRE sailors on board one of the Royal Navy's newest warships have made a sea pilgrimage to the spot where their namesake ship sank during the Second World War.

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