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The Maritime Growth Study, led by Lord

Mountevans, Chairman of Maritime UK, examined

how Britain can build on the success of an industry

that contributes at least £11 billion to the UK

economy annually and supports more than 113,000

jobs and 6,600 businesses, through research and a

series of one-to-one interviews.

Recommendations included:
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Establishing a ministerial working group in

government to drive forward action on maritime

issues, set clear targets and monitor progress

• Creating a new standalone unit within the

Maritime and Coastguard Agency to focus on

attracting more ships to be British-registered

and ly the Red Ensign leading to greater

commercial focus.

• Government and industry to develop a joint

strategy to identify skills gaps and increase

apprenticeships in the UK maritime sector and

increase apprenticeships

• Creating a single industry body to promote the

UK maritime sector to international markets

Chair of the Maritime Growth Study Lord

Mountevans, said: “I am a passionate believer in

the importance of the maritime sector to our island

trading nation, and very aware of the reliance of the

rest of the world on our diverse maritime cluster.

This report is the culmination of months of work

involving widespread engagement and detailed

research. I am very grateful to all those who have

engaged in the study.”

The Maritime Skills Alliance, which brings together

16 organisations from across the maritime sector,

welcomed the strong focus on skills in the Maritime

Growth Study. Nine of the 18 recommendations

relate to skills and education, placing far more

emphasis on skills than there was in the initial brief.

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