A maritime strategy for the UK
Maritime UK chairman Jim Stewart has called on the Government to establish a cross-departmental strategy to promote the UK as a world leading maritime centre. The maritime sectors have long faced a...
Read moreGuest post: A Falklands tribute to merchant fleet
Former Security Minister and First Sea Lord Alan West writes a guest post for Maritime UK, paying tribute to the merchant fleet’s contribution to the Falklands campaign in 1982. The ne...
Read more2015 sulphur regulations will ‘impose significant costs’
Maritime UK has responded to the Transport Select Committee’s report on sulphur emissions from ships. Maritime UK Chairman Jim Stewart said: “This is a largely positive contribution to...
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What we do
Maritime UK brings together the shipping, ports and maritime business services sectors in the UK to speak with a single voice on key strategic and practical issues of joint interest. Its intention is to create “joined-up” industry positions between these sectors so that the maritime message can be heard clearly and with greater weight by legislators and other audiences.
Maritime UK represents a substantial part of the British economy:
- The Maritime UK sectors contribute a total of around £26.5 billion to UK GDP.
- Maritime UK sectors support around 531,000 jobs and contributes £7.8bn in tax revenues
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