Events archive

The Chamber will be hosting an online-only training course on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) including the updates made in 2025; how it has come to be the fourth pillar of international regulation for shipping, alongside SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW.

The BTA Annual Safety Seminar: Operational Safety in the Port Ecosystem will be held on Thursday 6 November 2025 in Southampton.

This year's Autumn Lunch will take place at a new venue, Southampton Football Club. Join around 100 attendees from across the shipping industry and enjoy a lovely meal overlooking the ground. This event will also include a pre-lunch Q&A with the Chamber's Senior Management Team.

Join the UK Chamber for an in-depth exploration of the impact of shifting global geopolitics and trade dynamics for the shipping and maritime industry, hearing from industry experts and key commentors on how the new world order will shape the sector through 2025 and beyond.

Following our MOU during LISW 2023, the UK Chamber of Shipping and the Korea Shipowners' Association (KSA) are hosting a joint LISW 2025 seminar, exploring the shipping industry’s response to changes in the external environment and looking at recent geopolitical challenges.

Join the Merchant Navy Training Board for an afternoon session focused on the Careers at Sea National Awareness Campaign

Join the UK Chamber for the launch of our new research into the competitiveness of the UK as a destination for shipping business.

The next meeting of the UK Chamber's Legal, Insurance and Documentary Committee will be held on Thursday 11 September 2025, at the premises of West P&I Club.

The UK Chamber of Shipping, in partnership with 15 National Shipowners’ Associations, invites you to a dedicated webinar on the upcoming Ballast Water Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs.

The Employment Committee will meet in Edinburgh on the day following the Summer Lunch. Agenda and notes will be circulated no later than one week before the meeting.
To register your attendance, please email:
Tim: tspringett@ukchamberofshipping.com or Hannah: hgilbert@ukchamberofshipping.com

We are delighted to announce this year’s Summer Lunch will take place at The Signet Library in Edinburgh, on Tuesday 24 June 2025.

Attended by approx 220 shipping professionals, this event offers members & non-members the opportunity to network with industry colleagues over a wonderful lunch.

Members are invited to Save the Date and register for the first joint meeting of the British Rig Owners Association (BROA) Technical Committee and Offshore Panel, taking place the morning of Tuesday 24 June 2025 in Edinburgh.