UK shipping bodies welcome appointment of new Maritime Minister

Mike Kane MP (pictured) has been appointed the UK’s new Maritime Minister following the Labour Occasion’s basic election victory final week, which noticed Sir Keir Starmer take over from Rishi Sunak because the nation’s Prime Minister.

Jos Standerwick, Chief Govt of Maritime London, mentioned: “I very a lot welcome the appointment of Mike Kane as Minister for Maritime. Maritime London appears to be like ahead to working intently with Minister Kane and his crew.

“The delivery business’s publicity to nationwide and supranational regulation has by no means been so pronounced. Collaboration with authorities is vital to sustaining and enhancing the UK’s management in maritime skilled companies and securing the UK’s essential position within the facilitation of worldwide commerce.”

Rhett Hatcher, CEO of the UK Chamber of Transport, reacted to the information by saying: “I congratulate Mike Kane on his appointment as Maritime Minister. Having shadowed the maritime transient for many of the final Parliament he brings a wealth of data to the position and is ably positioned to hit the bottom working. I stay up for working collectively to assist guarantee delivery continues to be on the coronary heart of UK prosperity.

“There may be a lot to be completed throughout authorities for the delivery sector,” Hatcher added. “Early focus ought to be on a long- time period decarbonisation plan, making certain our strategy to maritime borders helps, reasonably than hinders, commerce and dealing with the sector to ship the workforce we’d like now and sooner or later.”

Earlier the Chief Govt of Maritime UK, Chris Shirling-Rooke, had issued his congratulations to incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, additionally urging him to prioritise the pursuits and financial prosperity of coastal communities within the Authorities’s upcoming plans and agenda.

The UK maritime industries – together with ports, skilled companies, leisure marine, delivery and engineering – help over 1.1 million jobs throughout the nation, Shirling-Roke identified, and as a sector are value greater than rail and aviation mixed. “There is no such thing as a time to waste,” he mentioned, including: “It’s time to get severe about maritime.”