Source: Maritime UK
Original Date Posted: 6/16/2020
"The UK is one of the world’s leading maritime nations, and maritime is one of the driving forces of the British economy. That the sector bears unique responsibility for enabling imports and exports to our island nation has been clear as our key workers have kept this country supplied with food, energy, and medical supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The maritime sector contributes £46.1bn in GVA and supports over 1.1 million jobs. Serving the rest of the British economy by enabling 95% of all UK trade, this sector is particularly exposed to macroeconomic shocks and responsive to the performance of the wider economy. With reduced imports and exports, the maritime supply chain has been severely hit."
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