The UK Chamber of Shipping is delighted to announce Ashley Group as the latest organisation to join the Chamber.

The Chamber, which has nearly 200 members, is the voice of the UK shipping industry which contributes nearly £20bn a year to the UK economy and supports over 180,000 jobs.

Commenting on their membership, Peter Allan from Ashley Group said:

“Ashley Group is proud to be become part of the UK Chamber of Shipping and be part of an organisation promoting UK shipping interests for the future. With our headquarters within the UK, we pride ourselves on developing the UK further as a maritime hub and look forward to working with all members within the Chamber to achieve a positive UK maritime industry.”

Welcoming Ashley Group to the Chamber, Head of Membership Tony Jerome said:

“Ashley Shipping has a proud reputation, and we are hugely honoured to welcome them to the Chamber.

We are constantly looking diversify and by growing our membership our voice becomes stronger and everyone at the Chamber looks forward to working with Ashley Group to promote what they do and provide them with all the benefits of being a member of the UK Chamber of Shipping.”

About Ashley Group

All members of the Ashley Shipping team are proud of the traditions handed-on by these long-established, innovative and dynamic predecessors and are determined to carry-on seeking solutions to the challenges of providing shipping solutions to World Trade.

H G Mann (1882-1952) commenced in shipping in the pre-1914 ‘golden age’ when 50% of the World fleet had the ‘red duster’, or UK flag. By 1930, H G Mann Shipping Ltd founded Buries Marks Ltd, managing between 1932 and 1934 its first vessel, the Cedrus (bought second hand). This shipowning company situated in the heart of the London shipping market was acquired by Louis Dreyfus, and in 1938 ordered the company's first new vessel, the diesel powered La Pampa, at the Gothenburg yard where Louis Dreyfus had already launched its first two modern Procacci type vessels.

Two of H G Mann’s sons were active in the business, John Ashley Mann (1915-1982), and Philip Ashley Mann (1919-), but it was John who went on to be CEO of Buries Marks, whilst Philip ran Mann & Son, maintaining the Bethlehem Steel/Joshua Henty connection with a focus on iron ore, before becoming involved with important and innovative Scandinavian owners, and developing its own specialised port in UK – still active more than 50 years on. Philip’s eldest son Christopher Ashley Mann continued the family business which continues to grow and diversify to what it is today.