UK Chamber of Shipping




"Chamber of Shipping" redirects here. For the international body, see International Chamber of Shipping.


The UK Chamber of Shipping is the trade body for shipping in the United Kingdom, representing over 140 shipping companies. They are one of the principle members of the International Chamber of Shipping.[1] Their headquarters are in Park Street, London. The Chamber promotes British shipping around the world and often acts a source of marine knowledge to the media; for example in 2015 the Chamber worked with ITV in the production of a Maritime Nation Television Programme and in 2016 reported on various matters concerning the training of Merchant Navy Officers.[2][3] The body is also responsible for working closely with the UK government and Maritime and Coastguard Agency; in 2014 the UK governments national Maritime Security strategy was unveiled at the Chamber.[4] The official publisher of the UK Chamber of Shipping is Witherby Seamanship.[5] The Merchant Navy Training Board is based at the UK Chamber's offices in London.[6]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Presidents


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


The Chamber has its origins in 1878 when a national trade body for shipping was formed. The Chamber was granted a Royal Charter in 1920 and went through several names, being known as the General Council of British Shipping until 1992 when its current name was adopted.[7]



Presidents



  • 1899: Honourable James Cleland Burns, Cunard Line (later Baron Inverclyde)[8]

  • 1900: William James Pirrie, Chairman of Harland and Wolff (later Viscount Pirrie)[8]

  • 1902: Colonel Robert Ropner, Ropner Shipping Company[9]

  • 2013: Helen Deeble.[10]

  • 2014: Kenneth MacLeod, Chairman of the British division of Stena Line[11]


The current President of the Chamber is Grahaeme Henderson.[12]



References





  1. ^ "UK Chamber of Shipping – About". Retrieved 3 July 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "BIFA – UK Chamber Launches Maritime Nation". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  3. ^ "Telegraph Newspaper – Maritime Careers". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  4. ^ "UK Government – Maritime Security Strategy". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  5. ^ "Chamber of Shipping and Witherby". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  6. ^ "MNTB – Location". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  7. ^ "Politics.co.uk – British Chamber of Shipping". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  8. ^ ab "The Chamber of Shipping". The Times (36066). London. 15 February 1900. p. 8.


  9. ^ "Shipping Subsidies". The Times (36907). London. 24 October 1902. p. 3.


  10. ^ "Interferry – Deeble elected President of the UK CofS". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  11. ^ "Motorship – New President for the CofS, 2013". Retrieved 3 July 2016.


  12. ^ "Chamber of Shipping – Dr Grahaeme Henderson – President". Retrieved 3 July 2016.




External links




  • Catalogue of the Chamber of Shipping archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick


  • Documents and clippings about UK Chamber of Shipping in the 20th Century Press Archives of the German National Library of Economics (ZBW)




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