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Marine

The global marine vessel market in 2021 was believed to be worth around $170Bn annually and due to grow at 1.5% per annum. This does not include ancillary equipment and infrastructure.

The UK marine industries include companies ranging from SMEs up to globally recognised names. Among the 5,000 companies across the UK, many serve a range of marine markets and share common technologies, skills, and marine experience. The UK marine industry is estimated to be worth more than £25Bn. The breadth of experience and capability means that the UK is well positioned to exploit future opportunities in domestic and international markets.

Marine industries manufacture and provide support services in the Leisure, Naval, Commercial, Offshore Renewable Energy and other smaller sectors.

They include over 5,000 companies across the UK, employ nearly 90,000 people, generate over £10bn turnover, and contribute nearly £3.5bn Gross Value Added to the nation’s GDP.

The UK manufacturing supply chain for the marine industry is key to the ongoing success in this competitive growth sector.

Marine News

Shipbuilding News – Late August 2026

The Harland and Wolff shipyard is to spend £3m refurbishing its famous yellow cranes, Samson and Goliath.  It is part of an investment of almost £100m as the Belfast yard’s Spanish owners prepare it for a major defence contract. The yard is the integration and final assembly site for three Royal Navy support ships in…

Marine News – Early June 2026

Peel Group owner, the Whitaker family, has sold Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird’s parent group, APCL, to a Cornish maritime group, for an undisclosed sum. Privately-owned Balaena, founded by Simon Gillett and based in Delabole, Cornwall, now owns Cammell Laird and two other APCL shipyards in Tyneside and Falmouth, which boast a combined turnover of £255m.…

Shipbuilding News – Early November 2025

Luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker is to receive fresh capital investment as it looks to grow the business, including targeting the global superyacht market. The Poole-based group has struck the deal with its lenders Cheyne Capital and Cross Ocean Partners in a move it said provided “the platform for long-term future success”. Sunseeker, which was launched…

Shipbuilding News – Late September 2025

Maritime Minister, Keir Mather, is visiting Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard today (September 15) to highlight a £1.1bn joint government and industry investment into the UK maritime sector – including £150m for the North West. The aim is to boost growth and jobs, including in the engineering, green technology and construction sectors. Also coinciding with the…
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