UK Chamber of Shipping Lobbies for SMarT Plus
British seafarers are among the most productive workers in the UK economy, contributing GBP 17,500 per year more to UK GDP than the average worker. According to the government’s own figures, the UK economy gets GBP5 back for every GBP1 invested in maritime training.
Results from the ComRes poll, commissioned by the UK Chamber, this month identified that MPs have a good general awareness of shipping’s significance to UK trade, which provides the Chamber with a great launchpad on which to base this campaign.
When asked to name the mode of transport that carries the largest