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Sept. 7, 2015 The UK Chamber’s Chief Executive, President, Vice President and a number of its members were among a twenty strong international delegation of shipping figures to join the Shipping Minister and other Ministers at 10 Downing Street to kick off London International Shipping Week. The meeting was designed to explore new ways of promoting economic growth in the UK, with Government recognising that the growing the British shipping industry was key to building a robust economy in the future. On the agenda were reforms of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the need for a more proactive and commercial ship register, and continuing issues faced by companies in providing visas for top international talent. UK Chamber CEO Guy Platten added: “Being able to take a delegation of members and leading names from our global industry to Downing Street shows our public affairs strategy is working – but moreover it shows clearly that Government is engaged and willing to change. “We know that the UK needs to up its game as a major maritime player – and today we’ve explained clearly to government how they can help us do that. “I believe strongly that a growing flag, competitive ship register and dynamic workforce will prove to the world that the UK remains the home of international shipping. The challenge is ensuring government, with our support, delivers on those aims. The meeting came before the launch of the Maritime Growth Study, a new report by Lord Mountevans intended to identify new ways of growing the UK shipping industry. UK Chamber of Shipping press release |
