Weekly news

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This week we announced a new sponsor for the BTA conference taking place next month. There is still time to get your tickets for what promises to be an excellent event.

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This issue features the opening of the Shipping UK Conference ticket sale, taking place on 8 October 2024.

A message from our new CEO, Rhett Hatcher:

"Firstly, I would like to thank Sarah Treseder for a great handover and wish her the very best for the future. Then, I want to express my excitement at the opportunity to be part of an organisation with such a remarkable history, membership, workforce, and future.

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On Monday, we welcomed our new CEO Rhett Hatcher, who will be meeting members and other stakeholders over the coming weeks.

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This week saw a series of critical meetings aimed at tackling climate change.

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The Chamber condemns the heinous attack upon the MV True Confidence in the Gulf of Aden by the Houthis regime that resulted in the loss of 3 crew members’ lives and critically injured others.

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This week saw the announcement of the appointment of our new CEO, Rhett Hatcher, who will take over from our current CEO, Sarah Treseder on 18 March. Sarah will then leave the Chamber at Easter, following a brief handover.

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Wednesday saw the election of JB Rae-Smith as the new UK Chamber of Shipping President, taking over from Graham Westgarth, while Karrie Trauth takes over from JB, becoming the new UK Chamber of Shipping Vice President.

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We were delighted to welcome almost 750 influential guests from across the maritime industry at our gala dinner on Monday at the JW Grosvenor House in London.