Policy paper

Maritime growth study: report

Outcome report from the maritime study with actions for maintaining the UK as a world-leading maritime centre and exploiting further growth opportunities.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 7 September 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

Maritime growth study: keeping the UK competitive in a global market

PDF, 8.25 MB, 137 pages

Details

This report makes recommendations to provide:

• leadership by both government and industry, including a more commercial and responsive UK maritime administration within government and an industry-led promotional body
• more proactive action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain our position as a world-leading maritime centre
• effective marketing by industry and government of what the UK maritime sector has to offer both domestically and internationally

The report, the outcome of the call for evidence, was created from the:

• findings of the Maritime Growth Study
• UK Advisory Panel final report 2015
• International competitiveness of the UK maritime sector report

The government response to the report was issued in December 2015 and the recommendations of this report we’re reviewed in February 2018.

Published 7 September 2015