UK Marine and Maritime Industry
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What is the Marine and Maritime sector?
The Marine and Maritime industry is one of the UK’s most productive sectors. It plays a significant role in the UK economy, contributing substantially with companies working across shipping, port operations, offshore energy production, fishing, marine engineering and various other verticals.
This diverse industry is pivotal in supporting economic growth and sustainability across a broad spectrum of activities within the maritime domain.
Marine and Maritime sector summary
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Here are the key facts about the Marine and Maritime sector. The sector has a turnover of £75.8bn currently, has received £1.7bn of investment and the sector is growing at 2.2% per year.
Marine and Maritime verticals
Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK Marine and Maritime industry today.
Our Marine and Maritime RTIC is made up of 10 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Professional services, and Shipping – Workboats. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.
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RTIC0084 Marine and Maritime 5666 companies
Companies involved in shipping, logistics, port operations, offshore energy, fisheries, aquaculture, marine engineering, coastal management, marine research, and leisure marine activities.
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Marine and Maritime: Aquaculture367 companies
Companies involved in aquatic farming (fish, shellfish, algea), marine biology and environmental services.
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Marine and Maritime: Autonomy & Robotics738 companies
Companies involved in development of marine vessels and platforms designed for autonomous operation, autonmous control systems and technologies.
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Marine and Maritime: Leisure458 companies
Companies involved in luxury vessel design, manufacture, operation and chartering.
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Marine and Maritime: Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture1132 companies
Companies involved in design and manufacuture of marine systems.
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Marine and Maritime: Naval Defence168 companies
Companies involved in vessel design, construction, refitting, and maintenance for naval defence, search and rescue, and law enforcement services.
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Marine and Maritime: Ports Ecosystem832 companies
Companies involved in port operation and range of organisations within ports ecosystem such as energy infrastructure and logistics
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Marine and Maritime: Professional services2058 companies
Companies that support and provide administrative services to the marine and maritime industry, which includes insurance, trade associations, registry, legal, consultancy, data processing & cybersecurity.
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Marine and Maritime: Shipping – Container, bulk, RoRo, tanker793 companies
Companies engaged in shipping container, bulk, and Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) chartering, as well as ship ownership and operations for bulk, container, gas, and tanker freight transport
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Marine and Maritime: Shipping – Cruise & Passenger315 companies
Companies involved in Cruise operation, logistics, supply chain and ferry transport of passengers
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Marine and Maritime: Shipping – Workboats1216 companies
Companies in the workboat sector, catering to offshore wind operations, anchor handling, marine civil construction, aquaculture, dredging, and seagoing towing
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Marine and Maritime industry growth
Based on a growth rate of 2.2%, we expect that this sector could be worth £82.4bn by 2024. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.
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