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MARITIME UK Annual Review 2018 MARITIME Introduction Maritime UK Patron HRH The Princess Royal Page 3 UK Introduction David Dingle, CBE Page 5 Ministerial support for Maritime UK Nustrat Ghani MP, Robert Jentrick MP Page 7 Published in association with Maritime UK’s strategic objectives Page 9 Maritime UK by Raising the profile of the sector Page 11 Compass Handbooks Ltd Maritime is big business Page 13 1 Publisher Crafting and delivering a compelling message Page 17 Andy Bullen One voice at the heart of government Page 21 Editorial Felicity Landon Promoting the sector overseas and international collaboration Page 23 Carly Fields Ben Murray The UK’s maritime offer Page 25 2 Production Editor Promoting the offer Page 27 Linda Roast Spotlight: Shanghai Trade Mission Page 29 Cartographer Developing Mark Terrey Spotlight: Southampton Boat Show Page 31 Photography Spotlight: London International Shipping Week Page 33 Andrew Sassoli-Walker A&P Group Maritime UK activity overseas Page 35 ASV Global Spotlight: Maritime Commonwealth Page 37 smart maritime Associated British Ports Baltic Exchange Collaborating to drive innovation Page 39 Cammell Laird Forth Ports Strengthening links with academia Page 41 3 solutions today for a more Fleetwood Nautical College Sector Deal Page 43 Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited MarRI-UK: a new UK centre for maritime research and innovation Page 45 Inmarsat Jeff Brown A blueprint for the future Page 47 sustainable Lloyd’s Register - Eduardo Lisanve DP World London Gateway Ensuring the skills to fuel maritime ambition Page 49 Maritime UK Peel Ports Setting the direction of travel Page 51 4 tomorrow Pendennis Jobs galore, at sea and ashore Page 55 Rolls Royce The human element? People are much more than that! Page 57 Rupert Peace Southampton Boat Show Women in Maritime Page 59 Spirit Yachts Year of Engineering Page 63 Trinity House Apprenticeships Page 67 UKSR Services Print Spotlight: Jack Lawson, Trinity House apprentice Page 69 Swallowtail Print Spotlight: Abbie Jones, Associated British Ports apprentice Page 71 The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher, Maritime UK, Spotlight: Mac Bierowiec, Seadub apprentice Page 73 nor any other organisation associated with this publication. No liability can be accepted for inaccuracies of any description, although the publishers Spotlight: Scott Arrowsmith, SMS Towage apprentice Page 75 would be pleased to receive amendments for possible inclusion in future editions. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying or scanning, without the prior permission of the publishers. Such written permission must also be obtained before any part of the Realising the coastal powerhouse Page 77 publication is stored in a retrieval system of any nature. Reimagining coastal communities Page 79 5 October 2018 Bringing the UK’s maritime regions together Page 81 ISSN 2631-3235 ©2018 Compass Handbooks Ltd Maritime UK Industry Awards Page 83 COMPASS Joining the dots Page 85 Clusters: Scotland, Mersey and Solent Page 87 State of the industries Page 89 Shipping Page 91 6 PUBLICATIONS LTD. PUBLICATIONSCompass Handbooks LTD. Ltd UK Chamber of Shipping Page 91 Wistaria House Cruise Lines International Association Page 93 15 Bexwell Road Downham Market Nautilus Page 95 Norfolk PE38 9LH, UK Trinity House Page 97 Tel: + 44 (0)1366 858367 www.compass-publications.co.uk Ports Page 99 British Ports Association Page 99 Royal HaskoningDHV is one of Europe’s UK Major Ports Group Page 101 leading independent consultancy service Services Page 103 Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Page 103 providers specialising in maritime engineering Maritime London Page 105 and environmental consultancy services. The Baltic Exchange Page 107 Engineering Page 109 We are renowned for our technical excellence Society of Maritime Industries Page 109 in developing, designing and delivering Leisure Marine Page 111 British Marine Page 111 innovative and sustainable maritime solutions that transform your ambitions into reality. Membership and sponsorship Page 113 7 Contact T: + 44 (0)1444 476 668 Membership Directory Page 115 E: [email protected] Advertisers index Page 120 8 royalhaskoningdhv.co.uk Maritime UK Annual Review 2018 1 Introduction by Maritime UK Patron HRH Princess Royal As Britain is a maritime nation, its maritime sector is most important to prosperity and national life. It enables 95% of UK global trade, linking our island to people across the world. The UK Ship Register I was pleased to become Patron of Maritime UK at the end of 2017. Having been associated with a number of maritime organisations across the UK, I am delighted to be able to support Maritime UK’s mission to bring the various parts of the maritime sector together. Encouraging our maritime industries to A quality flag for collaborate will enable them to achieve more than by working alone. I welcome the opportunity to support the skills of those involved in the maritime sector and was pleased to open Southampton Solent University’s new quality owners £6 million campus for Merchant Navy Officer Cadets’ education and training in January this year. I also support Maritime UK’s Women in Maritime Taskforce, which is showing leadership in addressing diversity. With the International Maritime Organization resolving to reduce carbon CUSTOMER QUALITY FLEXIBILITY REPUTATION emissions from shipping by 50% by 2050, there is an opportunity for the sector SERVICE to innovate solutions that will have a global market. Collaboration is key to success, and I look forward to the UK sector playing its part. I also welcome Maritime UK’s focus on international promotion and look forward to supporting a trade mission to Chile later this year. I was pleased that Maritime UK was involved in the Commonwealth Business Forum during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in April. Maritime is a truly national sector and has the ability to give hope and opportunity to our coastal communities. Maritime UK’s focus on regional growth is welcome and the Southampton Boat Show is an important part of raising awareness of the leisure marine which is a significant part of our national life, and the opportunity to get on the water should be strongly encouraged. Real progress is being made and I look forward to being involved in Maritime UK’s developments in the future. Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)20 3817 2461 Website: www.ukshipregister.co.uk Maritime UK Annual Review 2018 3 6.4449_MCGA-UKSR_Ship-Manage_Ad_A4-P_April2018_v3.indd 1 05/04/2018 17:27 Introduction by David Dingle www.abports.co.uk Our network of 21 ports provide Welcome to the first Maritime UK government, and more than that, we are Annual Review. I hope you find the now more readily seen as a partner to access to publication useful, and one that provides realise government’s objectives. opportunity to engage further with This annual review would not have international our cross-sector programmes and been possible without those companies markets for UK initiatives. As ever, if you have any that have supported our programmes questions or suggestions, do get in and advertised in this publication. I manufacturers, touch with the team. thank you for your support. Since taking the chair in September The following pages highlight work driving trade 2015, much has been achieved. Today, across Maritime UK’s strategic and growth. Maritime UK is a completely different objectives, covering policy and politics, organisation and community to the one international promotion, partnership that it was. And the sector is all the with government, skills and regional better for it. cluster development. You will see that Then, Maritime UK was a loose much has been achieved, but in making grouping of maritime bodies in the that progress we always identify more shipping, ports and maritime services to do. As we enter the next stage of our industries, mainly focused on agreeing journey, we’ve got to determine how we broadly joint policy positions. take our joint work to the next level. Today, we are the sector’s umbrella Over the coming months, Maritime organisation, with the engineering and UK will be shaping its future KEEPING leisure marine industries joining our organisational and strategic strategy. ranks. We are also proud to include a The voice of government and individual trade union, charity partner and regional companies should be heard in those organisations amongst our number. discussions, and we invite you to let us BRITAIN Now, we are running our own know your thoughts. programmes and coordinating activity Together, we’ve built firm foundations. on behalf of the sector in wide-ranging The future is bright for Maritime UK and areas. We are government’s primary the maritime sector, and we invite you TRADING interlocutor for the sector, and partner to be part of the next stage of our with departments to deliver activity in development. support of our joint objectives. More Enjoy reading the review, and then than talking, now, we do. let’s get to work. Supporting My overriding feeling when reflecting 119,000 jobs on the past three years is how exciting Mr David Dingle CBE the period has been. There’s been a real Maritime UK Chairman Generating energy around our National Council table, and a real support from members, £7.5bn for the companies and government. Everyone UK economy wins from greater collaboration; partners recognise that and as a result put more effort into joint working. Investing £857 With particular thanks to the million in the UK Department for Transport, maritime issues are now more fully understood in Handling around 100m tonnes of cargo Maritime UK Annual Review 2018 5 Ministerial support for Maritime UK The UK maritime sector is one of our of the pledge and Charter. I look forward WHEN nation’s greatest success stories.