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
The International Chamber of Shipping is one of the world's principal shipping organisations, representing around 80% of the world's merchant tonnage through membership by national shipowners' associations. It is concerned with maritime regulatory, ...
. 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
Maritime UK is the umbrella body and representative body for the UK maritime sector. The UK's maritime sector comprises shipping, ports, marine (leisure, shipbuilding, technology and science) and maritime business services. Maritime contributes ...
and
Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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 Lo ...
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, but s ...
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
*1899: Honourable
James Cleland Burns,
Cunard Line (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
Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the W ...
(later Viscount Pirrie)
*1902: Colonel
Robert Ropner, Ropner Shipping Company
*2013:
Helen Deeble.
*2014
Kenneth MacLeod Chairman of the British division of
Stena Line
*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
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British Merchant Navy
Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark
Shipping trade associations