Regions for Port and Maritime Consultancy ~ London

Maritime Services Cluster in London

Welcome to the web page for this study. The Corporation of London commissioned a study into the Maritime Services Cluster in London (more about clusters) in January 2004. It was completed and published in August download press release.

The objective was to provide a detailed understanding of how the cluster functions, how it competes with rival centres, and what measures, if any, might be necessary to ensure that it maintains its current pre-eminence. It was conducted in close co-operation with Maritime London.

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During the course of this study, we engaged with numerous businesses, through various means such as interviews, workshops, and by questionnaire.

Maritime commerce in London broadly covers several distinct activities:

• Shipping: ship owning (UK and foreign owners); ship management (commercial and operational); ships agency services (cargo and ship / port based); chartering; ship broking (ship, cargo, sale & purchase (S&P)); and surveying. These relate directly to the carriage of goods and the operation and chartering of vessels.
• Professional Services: insurance (hull, protection and indemnity (P&I)); legal (maritime law, dispute resolution); and financial (finance of ships and cargoes, banking and accountancy).
• Support Services: specialist publishing and media; research and consultancy; education.
• International Maritime Governance: This involves self-regulatory, pseudo regulatory and regulatory organisations (either national statutory or through international convention). Typical examples would include Lloyds Register, Baltic Exchange, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Flags etc.
• Many industry associations for both shipping and maritime professional services are also based in London

Taken as a whole, the cluster offers an impressive array of services to meet the needs of the maritime supply chain download diagram.

The methodology relied on five key steps and one supporting activity:

1. Conceptual definition
2. Quantitative analysis – based on research, database interrogations and questionnaires
3. Qualitative analysis – through interviews and questionnaires
4. Appraisal of competitiveness – based on the analyses
5. Policy implications
6. Literature review

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Maritime Services Cluster Study for London, UK

We were appointed to undertake a study into the Maritime Services Cluster in London. The objective was to provide a detailed understanding of how the cluster functions, how it competes with rival centres, and what measures, if any, might be necessary to ensure that it maintains its current pre-eminence. (3 Fisher + 1 subcon, 2004)