Overview

Maritime London is a not for profit promotional body for UK based companies which provide professional services to the international shipping industry. 

Funded by over 100 companies and organisations from a wide range of disciplines, Maritime London is here to help ensure that the UK remains a world beating location to base a maritime related business.

Maritime London's Mission

• to maintain and enhance the UK's position as the world's premier maritime centre
• to promote all UK maritime interests, working as necessary with other bodies and organisations
• to encourage inward location of foreign maritime interests

Maritime London organises trade missions and trade show pavilions; connects its members with an extensive network of governmental and company contacts; undertakes research and liaises with government and other industry representative bodies.

Membership of Maritime London is open to any UK based business which provides services to the international shipping sector.

The Council, drawn from its diverse membership, gives Maritime London its direction.

Members include firms from the following sectors:

Shipbroking & chartering
Insurance (underwriting & broking)
Average adjusting
Finance
Legal
Surveying
Classification
Recruitment
Publishing
Shipowning
Accounting

We work closely with the following organisations:

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is a government agency which works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice.	TheCityUK's purpose is to promote the competitiveness of UK financial services - to make the UK the best place in the world to establish and grow a financial services business and, in turn, to maximise the sector's contribution to the UK.	The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the 'Square Mile'. It is committed to supporting and promoting 'The City' as the world leader in international finance and business services.
Sea Vision UK is the national on-going campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the sea, maritime activities and the maritime sector amongst young people.	Maritime UK brings together the shipping, ports and maritime business services sectors in the UK to speak with a single voice on key strategic and practical issues of joint interest.	Economic and Information Technology Commission of Shanghai Pudong New Area Maritime London signed a MoU in April 2011 to promote the relationship between the two parties. This gives Maritime London members access to high level contacts within Shanghai increasing exposure to the Chinese markets. It also provides assistance in developing increase trade between the two communities