Post on 21-Dec-2015
Maritime London
• Established 2001
• Trade promotion of the maritime services of the UK
• Membership organisation
• Represents over 10,000 people
• www.maritimelondon.com
Maritime UK
• One voice for shipping, ports and maritime business– Baltic Exchange– British Ports Association– CLIA UK & Ireland– Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers – Maritime London– UK Chamber of Shipping– UK Major Ports Group
10 REASONS TO CHOOSE LONDON
• One stop shop• Robust legal system• Skills base• Education• Gateway to the world• Ease of relocation• Quality services• International outlook
London a 1st Class Maritime Centre
• Adaptability• Cosmopolitan city• Time zone• Financial centre• Competitive tax regime• Sound infrastructure• Good communications• 1st class commercial centre
Charles Darwin
It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.”
10 REASONS TO CHOOSE LONDON
• One stop shop• Robust legal system• Skills base• Education• Gateway to the world• Ease of relocation• Quality services• International outlook
London a 1st Class Maritime Centre
• Adaptability• Cosmopolitan city• Time zone• Financial centre• Competitive tax regime• Sound infrastructure• Good communications• 1st class commercial centre
Maritime importance to the UK Economy
• Contribution from – Shipping– Ports– Professional services
• Includes– Direct– Indirect– Induced
• 2009– £26.5bn gdp– 531,000 jobs– £7.8bn to the Exchequer
• 2011– £31.7bn gdp– 634,900 jobs– £8.5bn to UK Exchequer
• Shipping driver for globalisation
• 95% of world trade carried by ship
• World trade expected to grow by 4.7% in 2014 and 5.3% in 2015
• World seaborne trade ~ 5% of world trade
Maritime Londonc/o The Baltic Exchange38 St Mary AxeLondon EC3A 8BH
www.maritimelondon.com
E-mail: enquiries@maritimelondon.com
Tel: +44 20 7929 4999