Sea Cadets from London, Kent and Essex had an amazing opportunity to tour casualty ship RFA Argus at the start of Seafarers Awareness Week (24-30 June), the annual campaign coordinated by maritime charity Seafarers UK.

Two of the world’s leading maritime events – London International Shipping Week and the Southampton Boat Show – have partnered to highlight and celebrate the two weeks of high-profile maritime activity created by their back-to-back events

The programme for the flagship London International Shipping Week 2017 (LISW17) conference to be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane, on Thursday 14th September has been published on the official LISW17 website, please click here.

Petrocare Marine Consultants, Inc., the TT Club, Wallem Group, ShipMoney as well as Brookes Bell have all underlined their support for London International Shipping Week 2017 (LISW17) by coming on as latest sponsors of what is the must-attend event of the year for the global shipping industry.

Commenting on news that the European Commission had formally adopted the new General Block Exemption Regulations (GBER) on state aids, the British Ports Association Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne warned against the distortion of competitive port markets with major public subsidies.

UK politicians and the general public have demonstrated overwhelmingly that they recognise shipping as the biggest mover of the nation’s imports and exports, according to a new study commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.

London has been voted the world’s leading financial maritime city, according to a report published by Menon Economics.

David Dingle CBE, Maritime UK Chairman, said:

“Now that a snap general election has been confirmed, the maritime sector will be looking to the political parties to set out their manifestos to deliver economic stability, certainty, and predictability over the course of the next Parliament.