I WILL CHAMPION MARITIME, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT TELLS LISW25 LAUNCH

UK Secretary of State for Transport puts maritime at the heart of Government plans as she addresses maritime sector for first time

Maritime is central to delivering UK Government plans for national renewal, economic growth and clean energy, the new UK Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, stated as she addressed guests at the launch of London International Shipping Week 2025 (LISW25).

She told more than 300 guests at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last night (September 17) that: "Today you have my assurance that I will place this sector at the heart of this Government's plan for a decade of national renewal, economic growth, a clean energy superpower, breaking barriers to opportunity."

Addressing the shipping community for the first time, she pledged: "I know that many of you feel that maritime's outsized contribution to our economy too often flies under the radar and that many of you don't always get the recognition that you deserve. As your Transport Secretary, I will champion you and this sector at every opportunity and work with you day in and day out, not simply to secure maritime's future, but the future of our economy and our country too. "Whatever this Government's mission, maritime is at the heart of delivering it. We will harness London's world leading strengths in maritime law and insurance, will support exciting green projects up and down the country, and will breathe new economic life into our coastal communities."