UK shipping industry
Shipping is an expanding global business and the opportunity for Britain's commercially competitive shipping industry to share in this growth offers the UK significant inward investment opportunities and wider economic and environmental benefits.
Our ships - your future
Information for those considering a career at sea, and links to maritime websites.
Tonnage Tax training commitment forms
A guidance booklet on how to fill out forms to meet the Minimum Training Commitment which is part of the Tonnage Tax regime. Also the forms which need to be filled out.
Archived content
The following content is available from the Department for Transport web archive .
- Government response to the report of the Freight Study Group (PDF - 194 KB)
- The future of the UK shipping industry
- The UK economy's requirements for people with experience of working at sea 2003 (PDF - 408 KB)
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