Launch of tender process to build new maritime visitor centre for Hull 16th April 2021 The creation of a new visitor centre at North End Shipyard has moved a step closer with contractors now being invited to show an interest in delivering this element of the £30m Hull Maritime project. Interested contractors are now able to enter the first stages of a tender process by expressing an interest and completing […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Hull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimeNorth End ShipyardVisitor Centre
Search for specialist training provider to deliver ‘Maritime Futures’ programme 6th April 2021 The Hull Maritime project is looking to appoint a specialist training provider to deliver an accredited training programme for young people in Hull. Thanks to funding awarded to the Hull Maritime Foundation from the Trinity House Maritime Charity (THMC), the ‘Maritime Futures’ programme will offer 100 young people, aged 16-25, the chance to enter a […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Hull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimeOffshore trainingTraining
Search for contractor to restore Hull’s last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane 15th March 2021 Hull’s last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane is to be restored, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council. The Hull Maritime project is looking to appoint a contractor to dismantle, restore and relocate the crane as a safe structure, retaining its historical details and significance. The 20th century Scotch Derrick crane, sometimes […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture News Regeneration CraneHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNorth End ShipyardRegenerationRestorationScotch Derrick crane
Specialists appointed to pack and transport thousands of maritime treasures 9th March 2021 50,000 maritime artefacts from the Hull Maritime Museum are to be packed and transported to secure storage. A decision record published by Hull City Council today confirms the appointment of the specialist company. Constantine, with a proven track record in moving museum objects and fine art throughout the world, has been assigned to undertake this huge […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Hull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Hull visitor attraction to be a UK leader in energy efficiency 25th February 2021 A new maritime experience at Hull’s historic North End Shipyard is set to become one of the most energy efficient buildings in the UK’s cultural and heritage sector. As part of the ambitious Hull Maritime project, the historic shipyard will become the new home of the Arctic Corsair, Hull’s last remaining sidewinder trawler. To showcase […] Read more News 2030 Carbon Neutral Hull StrategyHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimeNorth End Shipyard
Hull’s Guildhall carillon bells and clock fall silent for repairs 23rd February 2021 Hull’s Guildhall carillon bells and Barnard Cook clock have fallen silent to make way for major repairs to one of the last remaining Time Balls in the UK. The historic Guildhall Greenwich Time Ball is the highest in the UK at 60 metres above ground level, which stands above the clock tower, is to be […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Guildhall Time BallHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritime
Guildhall Time Ball restoration works get underway 15th February 2021 Preparatory work to one of the UK’s last remaining Time Balls is now underway. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hull City Council, a fully working Time Ball and internal mechanism will be installed. The historic Guildhall Time Ball, once operational, will join a handful of other working Time Balls in […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Guildhall Time BallHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimetime ball
Temporary goodbye to some of Hull’s fine collection of maritime paintings 15th January 2021 A number of Hull’s historic maritime paintings from the Hull Maritime Museum, with some dating back to the 1700s, have been sent to a specialist laboratory for conservation. Following a survey of 400 paintings, the 12 selected paintings that depict a variety of maritime themes with important links to Hull’s rich maritime history have been […] Read more News Regeneration Hull MaritimeHull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime Project
Search for company to move thousands of priceless maritime objects gets underway 26th November 2020 The Hull Maritime project is looking for a specialist company to safely pack, transport, store and then return tens of thousands of fragile and significant maritime objects ahead of a £12m refurbishment of the Hull Maritime Museum. The museum’s rich collection ranging from small fragile objects, an internationally significant scrimshaw collection, to large industrial objects […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Councillor Daren HaleHull Maritime ProjectNational Lottery Heritage Fund
Historic whale skeleton attracts national attention 11th November 2020 The dismantling of the 40ft North Atlantic right whale skeleton captured the imagination of many and was featured in the national media. Work to dismantle the 168 bones of the North Atlantic right whale skeleton took whale conservator, Nigel Larkin, five days to complete and transport to his workshop in Shropshire. Now, the eight marine […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Hull Maritime MuseumHull Maritime ProjectHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Digital company sought to deliver creative skills programme in Hull 8th September 2020 The Hull Maritime project is looking to join forces with a creative digital company to deliver a digital creative skills programme, with a maritime twist, to young people in Hull. Young people will have the opportunity to develop their own creative digital responses to Hull’s maritime stories, buildings, ships and its collections, thanks to the […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Councillor Daren HaleHull Maritime Project
Two of Hull’s historic ships set to receive major restoration 13th August 2020 The search is underway for a shipyard company to repair and restore two of Hull’s historic ships. Hull City Council has launched a procurement process to appoint a shipyard to undertake major restoration works that will preserve the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship for the next 100 years. For the last 20 years, a […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News Regeneration Arctic CorsairCouncillor Daren HaleHull Maritime ProjectNational Lottery Heritage FundSpurn Lightship
