The Latest Breaking News from Bibby Marine

Bibby Stockholm barge towed away, 18 months after arriving in Dorset

Vessel commissioned by previous Conservative government to house asylum seekers was decommissioned in November

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

First asylum seekers to move on to UK’s migrant barge despite fire warnings

‘It’s the getting down off it that’s the issue - everybody panics when there’s a fire,’ local councillor warns

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: Migrant barge with less living space than an average parking bay arrives in Dorset

Two more vessels commissioned by Rishi Sunak have nowhere to dock and are ‘returned to owners’

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Pictured: Three-storey barge that could become floating hotel for refugees

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2023