The incredible range and range of activities occurring and high quality of speakers together with the excellent standard of venues, has once again propelled London to the forefront of worldwide shipping.
The event organisers were honoured to achieve the patronage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who visited the LISW15 Welcome Reception at Lancaster House with some of the maritime industry’s foremost individuals.
LISW15 additionally had the backing of the British Government which showcased its dedication to the maritime field with an foreign round table gathering at 10 Downing Street held by the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport.
Ten government ministers eliminated their timetables during Liverpool International Shipping Week to help make themselves open to partake and speak at most of the 120 meetings, panel discussions, and seminars that occurred in the week.
To start the week, key persons in the steering committee and reps of LISW’s main sponsors coupled with Robert Goodwill MP, Minister for Shipping & Ports, as he started the London Stock Exchange. Moreover throughout Monday, a charity golf trip to the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey occurred with proceeds going to London International Shipping Week's 5 selected charitable organizations.
A few of the similar major highlights included:
• The publication of a Maritime Growth Study which proposed the development of a Ministerial Working Group which the UK Government has taken aboard and also displayed that the Secretary of State will chair its primary business meeting.
• The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) discussion that addressed the ramifications of massive environment laws, the migrant recovery problems and then the employment of females in shipping;
• A reception, jointly put on by the Department of Transport plus the Ministry of Defence, on the deck of HMS Portland to remember world-wide maritime collaboration
• The second International Shipowning and Shipmanagement Summit (ISSS) and board conundrums that described difficulties impacting worldwide ship owners along with ship executives
• ‘Mersey-on-the-Thames’ meeting which publicised crucial investment in the Liverpool City region enabling this regional maritime group to compete in a very global marketplace
• The LISW15 Meeting, moderated by the BBC’s Emily Maitlis, that addressed a variety of matters which range from world industry, global governance, advancement and investment decision
• The Ship Efficiency discussion & exhibition - going over trends in energy efficiency
• 4.7 million tweets had been documented throughout the first few days of LISW15
• The Gala dinner which was a celebration of the week’s occasions and a chance for the field to let its hair down
“I am hugely proud that London International Shipping Week has been such a enormous achievement and wish to thank absolutely everyone that took part, hosted and visited the various instances. The maritime market is an essential part of the global economic system providing the means of transportation to provide about 95% of the world’s products,” stated Jeremy Penn, Ceo of the London International Shipping Week Steering Group.
“It’s fantastic to know that events like LISW15 help put shipping at the center of the minds of worldwide policy makers and legislators,” he added.
As a minimum 15,000 market leaders attended the week of activities which gained substantial press coverage for the sector and showcased key initiatives for maritime corporations and authorities to focus on and work together in collaboration to solve.