Maritime UK speaking for UK maritime services

About Maritime UK

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

We will be launching a new website in Spring 2012.

Our Chairman

Jim Stewart is the Chairman of Maritime UK from March 2011 to March 2012.

He currently serves as the Chairman of the British Ports Association and the Chief Executive of the Poole Harbour Commissioners.

Jim has over 30 years experience across the maritime services industry, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

Lars Olsson, of the Passenger Shipping Association, and Jeremy Penn of the Baltic Exchange currently serve as Vice-Chairmen.

Our Secretary

Jonathan Roberts is a public affairs and lobbying professional with over 6 years experience working in the European Parliament, Westminster, Whitehall and the shipping sector. Jonathan manages the day-to-day running of Maritime UK, advises the Board and is the first point of contact.

In addition to his role at Maritime UK, Jonathan leads on public affairs for the Chamber of Shipping.

Latest News

01/11/2011	Watch: Minister's evidence on sulphur
25/10/2011	Listen: Oral evidence to sulphur inquiry
15/09/2011	Success for Maritime UK - sulphur inquiry

The objectives of Maritime UK are to:

Unite and represent the UK’s maritime services cluster (shipping, ports and business services) – working through and with its constituent organisations

Seek recognition as such by Government, international audiences and the outside world

Identify, together, common strategic goals, try to reach common positions among the constituent organisations on paramount issues, and (once agreed) maintain the discipline of a single voice in discussions with the relevant audiences

Build greater political and policy weight behind those positions taken by these vital sectors; thereby expanding their individual and collective influence

Take advantage of new opportunities to build consensus between the partners and dispel any confusion which may have resulted, in the past, from the projection of several different (even if parallel) messages on the key high-level topics

Facilitate closer working between the participating organisations; thereby increasing their effectiveness and enabling their professional resources to be used/shared better in the future.