Industry and RSPB demand review after bird deaths
The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel, covered in polyisobutene (PIB), has passed 4,000. Now, leading wildlife conservation and animal welf...
Read moreMarine Navigation Bill gains Royal Assent
The Marine Navigation Bill received Royal Assent on 29 April and will now be known as the Marine Navigation Act 2013, with commencement expected within a few months. Maritime UK welcomes the new Ac...
Read moreBudget ‘generally good news’ for maritime services
Consensus has been reached, and the news is good for the Chancellor. The 2013 Budget was broadly positive for the shipping, ports and maritime business services sectors. Measures which will have a...
Read moreGoing For Growth: A National Maritime Strategy
The UK shipping, ports and maritime business sectors have managed to survive the grim realities of the global economic crisis. Together the sectors support 535,000 UK jobs and contribute £32bn to ...
Read moreWhat 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 £31.5 billion to UK GDP.
- Maritime UK sectors support around 537,000 jobs and contributes £8.5bn in tax revenues
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