The UK Chamber of Shipping is the trade association and voice of the UK shipping industry, representing around 200 member companies. They work with Government, parliament, international organisations and others to champion and protect the industry on behalf of their members.
It is their mission to deliver for their members trusted specialist expertise, lobbying and influence at a UK level on maritime issues across national, European and international government and governmental bodies.
They are one of the principal members of the
International Chamber of Shipping. Their headquarters are i
Park Street London. The Chamber promotes UK shipping around the world and often acts a source of maritime knowledge to the media.
The body is also responsible for working closely with the UK government,
Maritime UK and
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom that responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It works to prevent the loss of lives at sea and to prevent marine ...
.
The official publisher of the UK Chamber of Shipping is
Witherby Seamanship. The
Merchant Navy Training Board
The Merchant Navy Training Board (abbreviated to MNTB) is a voluntary body responsible for maritime training in the United Kingdom and for the training of the British Merchant Navy. The MNTB are based at the UK Chamber of Shipping office in Lon ...
is based at the UK Chamber's offices in London.
History
The Chamber has its origins in 1878 when a national trade body for shipping was formed. The Chamber was granted a
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, bu ...
in 1920 and went through several names, being known as the General Council of British Shipping until 1992 when its current name was adopted.
Presidents
*1881:
Edward Stock Hill
Colonel Sir Edward Stock Hill (13 January 1834 – 17 December 1902) was a British shipowner and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South from 1886 to 1900.
Career
Hill was b ...
*1899: Honourable
James Cleland Burns,
Cunard Line
Cunard () is a British shipping and cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Since 2011, Cunard and its three ships have been registered in Hamilton, Berm ...
(later Baron Inverclyde)
*1900:
William James Pirrie
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC, PC (Ire) (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1924) was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland and Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also served as Lor ...
, Chairman of
Harland and Wolff (later Viscount Pirrie)
*1902: Colonel
Robert Ropner
Sir (Emil Hugo Oscar) Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet (born Röpner; 16 December 1838 – 26 February 1924) was a German-British shipbuilder, shipowner, and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Career
Ropner was born in 1838 in Magdeburg, Province of ...
, Ropner Shipping Company
*2013:
Helen Deeble
Helen Deeble CBE is a British businesswoman. She was the Chief Executive of P&O Ferries until December 2017, and was formerly President of the UK Chamber of Shipping.
Career
Mrs Deeble trained as an accountant and worked at Sears plc. She entered ...
.
*2014
Kenneth MacLeod Chairman of the British division of
Stena Line
Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...
*201
Grahaeme Henderson
*201
Sir Michael Bibby*202
John Denholmh1>
References
External links
Catalogue of the Chamber of Shipping archives held at the
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
The Modern Records Centre (MRC) is the specialist archive service of the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, located adjacent to the Central Campus Library. It was established in October 1973 and holds the world's largest archive collecti ...
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British Merchant Navy
Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark
Shipping trade associations