Upcoming events

The Chamber’s Introduction to UK Shipping online course is an engaging online snapshot which will give participants an understanding of how the UK shipping industry operates, the regulations, constraints and current issues.

The British Tugowners Association is delighted to announce registrations are now live for its 90th Annual General Meeting, Conference and Dinner 2025. The BTA will be celebrating its 90th year - 1934 - 2025 - in Belfast on 6-7 May. Please come and celebrate with us!

This interactive session, led by ORCA’s Chief Executive, Sally Hamilton, and Director of Fundraising and Operations, Steve Jones, will provide an overview of the current ship strike risk landscape and outline best practice mitigation approaches.

“Building a culture that learns and lasts” is the title of this year's conference and will look at what can be done to ensure that safety lessons are remembered, so that the industry does not continue to see the same incident types recurring on repeat.

Members are warmly invited to attend the Harbour Towage Panel at Seawork on 11 June 11:00 - 13:00 in conference room 2.

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

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

Join the Merchant Navy Training Board for a breakfast meeting dedicated to the Careers at Sea National Awareness Campaign.

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.