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1 Why London is the world leader for Shipping Services? Tuesday 15 th July 2014 Doug Barrow

2 First trip to sea!

3 Liverpool

4 Chinatown

5 Liverpool

6 Maritime London Established 2001 Trade promotion of the maritime services of the UK Membership organisation Represents over 10,000 people www.maritimelondon.com

7 Maritime UK One voice for shipping, ports and maritime business –Baltic Exchange –British Ports Association –CLIA UK & Ireland –Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers –Maritime London –UK Chamber of Shipping –UK Major Ports Group

8 London

9 Londinium

10 Britain ruled the waves

11 Lloyd’s of London

12 London in the past

13 British shipbuilding

14 MARITIME SERVICE CLUSTER Shipowner/ Charterer InsuranceEducationLegalShipbrokingFinanceManagementClass Ship registries

15 10 REASONS TO CHOOSE LONDON One stop shop Robust legal system Skills base Education Gateway to the world Ease of relocation Quality services International outlook London a 1 st Class Maritime Centre Adaptability Cosmopolitan city Time zone Financial centre Competitive tax regime Sound infrastructure Good communications 1st class commercial centre

16 Charles Darwin It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

17 Ethics Our word our bond

18 10 REASONS TO CHOOSE LONDON One stop shop Robust legal system Skills base Education Gateway to the world Ease of relocation Quality services International outlook London a 1 st Class Maritime Centre Adaptability Cosmopolitan city Time zone Financial centre Competitive tax regime Sound infrastructure Good communications 1st class commercial centre

19 Maritime importance to the UK Economy Contribution from –Shipping –Ports –Professional services Includes –Direct –Indirect –Induced 2009 –£26.5bn gdp –531,000 jobs –£7.8bn to the Exchequer 2011 –£31.7bn gdp –634,900 jobs –£8.5bn to UK Exchequer

20 Ministerial round table meetings

21 First in the series

22 LISW13

23 Shipping driver for globalisation 95% of world trade carried by ship World trade expected to grow by 4.7% in 2014 and 5.3% in 2015 World seaborne trade ~ 5% of world trade

24 Maritime London c/o The Baltic Exchange 38 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BH www.maritimelondon.com E-mail: enquiries@maritimelondon.comenquiries@maritimelondon.com Tel: +44 20 7929 4999


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