ABP presents £30,000 to hospice charity

ABP presents £30,000 to hospice charity

ABP Southampton presented local charity Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity with a cheque for £30,000.

Work by port's first Artist in Residence on display

Port staff and customers were among the first people to get a look at a collection of new paintings depicting the port’s relationship with the city.
Young port apprentices join permanent staff

The Port of Southampton welcomed two new full-time members of staff this month.
PICTURES: Britannia will rule the waves

WHEN she sails into Southampton in two weeks’ time, Britannia will cut a majestic figure as she ploughs through the waters with her embellished bow bearing the biggest Union Jack in maritime history.
Update: Red Jet ferry stranded in Southampton Water

DOZENS of people are stranded on a high-speed ferry which suffered a malfunction after leaving Southampton.
Hoegh Osaka could be repaired by next week

THE Hoegh Osaka could be fully repaired by next week.
Cunard ships to celebrate the anniversary of signing of the Magna Carta

A FACSIMILE of one of the rarest and arguably the most important documents in English history, Magna Carta, will be displayed on board Cunard’s Southampton-based ships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria this year.
Chancellor unveils £100m investment in Portsmouth

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined his strategy to make the Royal Navy the ''most modern in the world'' with his aim of building a new warship every two years.
VIDEO: Hoegh Osaka to be uprighted in the next few hours

Salvage crews expect to have eased the giant car transporter in the Solent almost upright this afternoon.
All water pumped out of Hoegh Osaka as move nears

Pumping of water from a car carrier stranded close to a busy shipping lane has completed as salvors prepare to tow the ship back to port.
Water pumping begins on stricken Hoegh Osaka

THE operation to pump water from the stricken Hoegh Osaka has begun.
Hoegh Osaka holds firm amid torrential rain and strong winds

THE stranded transporter ship Hoegh Osaka has this morning held firm amid an assault from storms and torrential rain.
Rescue crews delay Hoegh Osaka decision as storms approach

RESCUE crews are today weighing up whether to return to the stranded Hoegh Osaka before 75mph gales are set to hit the region.
Southampton cruise giant's anniversary celebrations off to spectacular start

SOUTHAMPTON cruise giants Cunard saw its 175th anniversary celebrations get off to a spectacular start.
Hoegh Osaka: What could have happened

WHEN the pilot and skipper grounded Hoegh Osaka on a sandbank in the Solent, they not only potentially saved the lives of all 25 people on board but prevented a major environmental disaster.
Our man behind the wheel of a ship simulator

WITH minimal sailing experience under my belt, the prospect of piloting a cargo ship was a daunting one.
Bad weather scuppers ship salvage bid

Weather conditions are too unsafe for salvors to begin pumping 3,000 tonnes of water taken onboard by a car carrier which became stranded near to a busy shipping lane.
UPDATE AND VIDEO: Hoegh Osaka was out of control after being 'refloated' in the Solent

SALVAGE teams are attempting to refloat the stricken Hoegh Osaka after it came adrift in the Solent due to high tides.
UPDATE: Hoegh Osaka 'could be re-floated within 48 hours'

SALVAGE specialists are this morning are holding a top level meeting to discuss the future of the stranded transporter ship Hoegh Osaka.
Plans to re-float Hoegh Osaka cancelled

PLANS to re-float the Hoegh Osaka in the Solent have been scrapped this evening.
Hoegh Osaka failed safety test in recent inspections

THE stricken Hoegh Osaka suffered failures in one of its last three maritime safety inspections, it has been revealed.
Divers restart work on Hoegh Osaka in the Solent

DIVERS have this morning re-started work on the rescue operation of the stranded Hoegh Osaka.
Hoegh Osaka 'could be re-floated tomorrow'

THE stranded Hoegh Osaka could be refloated in the Solent tomorrow, according to salvage experts.
Investigation into Hoegh Osaka will 'take many months'

THE investigation into how the giant Hoegh Osaka transporter carrier ran aground will take many months.
UPDATE: More than £30m of Jaguars, Land Rovers and Minis on Hoegh Osaka

MORE than £30m worth of top-of-the-range cars and equipment are on board the grounded Hoegh Osaka.

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Talented artists to perform at Share the Sound festival in Southampton

Talented artists to perform at Share the Sound festival in Southampton

UP-AND-COMING artists have the chance to make their mark on Southampton’s thriving music scene at an annual music festival.

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