Tag: UK Chamber of Shipping

A UK Seafarer Projections study suggests that in order to avoid the shortfall the annual intake of UK officer trainees would need to more than double. UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Guy Platten has responded to the publication of the Department for Transport Seafarer Projections Review by calling on government to back its SMarT Plus proposal.

For the price of one mile of motorway, the Government could create thousands of much-needed jobs in the maritime sector to protect the UK’s reputation as a global shipping centre, according to the maritime professionals’ union, Nautilus International.

UK Chamber of Shipping Chief Executive Guy Platten,the week after the UK voted to leave the EU, said that the shipping industry needs to do what it always has done – keep calm and carry on.

Although the UK Chamber of Shipping remained neutral on the question of the UK’s membership of the EU, it recognises the decision of the British people. UK Chamber of Shipping states on the outcome of the EU Referendum to voice its concerns over the Brexit.

Dr Grahaeme Henderson has been elected as the UK Chamber of Shipping’s President for 2016-17. During his inaugural address as the chamber’s President, Dr Henderson praised significant progress made by the UK Chamber on a range of issues and highlighted key issued for focus on the agenda.

The head of the UK shipowners’ organisation has called for the government to double the value of the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme.

UK Chamber CEO Guy Platten has given an address to the Professional Yachting Association at the annual Monaco Yacht Show

The UK Chamber of Shipping has signed a MoU with three organisations to work together for the benefit of the industry as a whole