From 30th April 2024, the Government’s Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) introduces changes to import controls for certain animal products, plant and plant products that require Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) inspections. These inspections are undertaken by the Port Health Authority (PHA) and the Animal and Plant...
As the one-year anniversary of the oil spill at Poole Harbour approaches, two reports have been published which look at the incident, the clean-up operation and the local impacts of the spill. A report into the incident, undertaken by consultants Hatch, and commissioned by Dorset Council...
Today marks two centuries of the RNLI who have saved 146,277 lives at sea. The lifeboat station at Poole Quay was founded in 1865 and since then, generations of lifeguards and lifeboat crews have saved 830 lives from more than 7,000 lifeboat launches. A service of thanksgiving to mark...
Following the oil spill from the Wytch Farm site on Poole Harbour in March 2023 and the clean-up operation which has been carried out since, the outer booms put in place to stop further spread on the site were removed during February 2024. Due to the...
Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) has approved its updated Masterplan, first published in March 2013. PHC’s Board of Commissioners has identified the following vision and strategic outcomes over the next 20 years: Be the UK’s Number One Marine Leisure Location Become a Leading Green Port Maximise the...
Poole Harbour Commissioners has been successful in its application to the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plans Funding Competition run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in collaboration with Innovate Uk - UK Research and Innovation. The Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plans (LIDP) competition is providing...
Poole Harbour Commissioners are delighted to announce the creation of a new Superyacht Forum, a series of networking events gathering key players within the local marine & superyacht industry and its supply chain, with an aim to explore common opportunities and any challenges faced by...
Poole Harbour Commissioners are pleased to announce their annual Stakeholders Open Evening which will take place on Wednesday 20 March 2024. Guest Speakers Jayne George and Emily Foster of the RNLI will delight the audience with their address, commemorating the RNLI's 200th anniversary. Please join...
Poole Harbour Commissioners are delighted to announce the completion of the updated Poole Harbour Aquatic Management Plan, a unique multi-stakeholder plan to promote the safe and sustainable use of Poole Harbour, and to guide current and future management of the Harbour. This updated version of the...
On 6th August a small motorboat was recorded by Poole Harbour harbour patrol officers speeding at 30 knots inward through the harbour entrance before performing a full lap at speed around a 154-metre-long cargo ship which was underway outbound through the harbour’s narrow channel. The...
Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) have approved a new Wellbeing Policy for the benefit of its employees to include financial, emotional, physical and social wellbeing. Financial support includes the introduction of a new internet platform providing PHC staff access to a wide range of discounts and savings...
