Tag: UK Chamber of Shipping

UK Chamber President comments on EU impact on shipping

UK government must support overregulated shipping

SEAaT and UK Chamber of Shipping Announce Reciprocal Associate Membership

UK Chamber of Shipping focus on sustainable employment Recent media reports indicating that seafarers were working on P&O cruise ships for 75p per hour paint a very dark picture of the UK shipping industry, with accusations of poverty pay and slave conditions following closely behind.However, the headline figure of 75p per hour is wholly misleading. By combining a guaranteed earnings level with the opportunity to earn more money from tips, it is usual for ships' crew members providing services to passengers to take home upwards of $1,000 per month and, frequently, even larger sums. The tipping system is potentially open to criticism because it does not provide guarantees of earnings. However, experience shows that it works extremely well; by encouraging waiters on board to provide the best possible service, thereby increasing customer satisfaction and the likelihood they will attract repeat bookings, the crew members themselves are able to maximise their income from each voyage.When one adds the fact that these crew members are flown from their homes to the place where they join the ship and back home afterwards at the expense of the company - and are provided free accommodation and food whilst on board - the basic wage ...

UK Chamber of Shipping to focuns on green initiatives Helen Deeble, the new president of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has said that green initiatives will continue to be a focus for the organisation, although the sector's stability is of "paramount importance".Ms Deeble acknowledged that carbon and sulphur emissions, anti-piracy measures, safety standards and industry training would continue to dominate as policy issues, and promised that "running through all the chamber's work this year will be a true focus on the role of shipping and the maritime services cluster - and the benefits they bring to the UK economy".Ms Deeble, the first female leader of the organisation, is also chief executive of P&O Ferries.Source: Maritime Journal

How to reduce carbon emissions from ships The UK Chamber of Shipping has urged the international shipping industry to keep the door open on all options to drive a reduction of its carbon emissions.The Chamber is leading the debate by today launching 'manuals' on the two main options. This is the first time an attempt has been made to set out the practical implications for the shipping industry.The Chamber has welcomed the advances made by the International Maritime Organization to promote the reduction of shipping's carbon emissions through technical efficiencies but believes that it will prove necessary for the industry to go further - through the adoption of economic (or 'market-based') measures to meet governments' expectations and targets.International opinion is divided on the best model for reducing the shipping industry's carbon emissions. Some support the idea of a greenhouse gas (GHG) contribution fund, in which shipping companies would contribute as part of purchases of bunker fuel. Others prefer an Emissions Trading System (ETS), in which shipping companies would buy a shipping allowance or 'emissions unit', which they would then surrender according to their actual carbon emissions.Some consider the GHG fund to be more straightforward and provide price certainty for the ...