Published
Jul 26, 2024 6:58 PM by
The Maritime Executive
The United Kingdom’s new Labor government is set to terminate the controversial scheme of housing migrants on the accommodation barge Bibby Stockholm. In the latest move aimed at overturning numerous policies by the ousted Conservative government, the new prime minister announced the contract for the barge will not be renewed when it expires in January.
The Bibby Stockholm, an accommodation vessel built in 1976 and operated by Bibby Marine, is docked at Portland Port, in Dorset, where it has...
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