PRESENTATION TO

ETISPlus MARITIME WORKSHOP

12th MAY 2011

JOHN DOWDEN

SENIOR MANAGER - SHIPPING POLICYECONOMIC/STATISTICAL ISSUES:• GOVERNMENT SURVEY ON

SHIPPING BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

• GOVERNMENT SURVEY ON SEAFARER EMPLOYMENT

• POLICY SUPPORT

JOHN DOWDEN

CHAIRMAN – ECSA STATISTICS WGCHAIRMAN – IMSFMEMBER – EUROSTAT WG ON MARITIME STATISTICSMEMBER – ESPO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & STATISTICS COMMITTEE

UK CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE UK SHIPPING INDUSTRY

140+ MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES

930 SHIPS

25 MILLION GROSS TONS

ANNUAL BoP SURVEY

CONTRACTED BY UK OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS)

SENT TO ALL SHIPOWNER/OPERATOR MEMBERS

ANNUAL BoP SURVEYQUESTIONS COVER: Owned vessels Freight Receipts Passenger Receipts Disbursements Charter Receipts Charter Payments Management Operations

ANNUAL BoP SURVEYSEPARATE RETURNS FOR: Tanker Liquefied Gas Carrier Container Other Dry Cargo RoRo Cruise/Passenger OSV

ANNUAL BoP SURVEY

Excellent relationship with member companies, allied to intensive email, telephone and face-to-face chasing, results in (effective) 100% response

ANNUAL BoP SURVEY

Results checked, consolidated and sent to ONS for grossing using national tonnage/sample tonnage ratio

ANNUAL BoP SURVEY

Output forms major part of the Sea Transport Account of the UK Balance of Payments (UK Pink Book - 3.2)http://www.statistics.gov.ukThen search for ‘Pink Book’As a by-product, some very valuable lobbying/PR data is produced

ANNUAL BoP SURVEY 

mn  

2009 2008Gross Revenue £11,622 £13,176

Overseas Revenue £8,418 £9,713

Overseas Payments £3,920 £4,420

Domestic Revenue £3,204 £3,463

Domestic Payments £1,576 £1,699

Direct Contribution to BoP £4,498 £5,293

Indirect Contribution to BoP £1,628 £1,764

Overall Contribution to BoP £6,126 £7,057

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

CONTRACTED BY UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (DfT)SENT TO ALL SHIPOWNER/OPERATOR MEMBERS

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS COVER: Flag of vessel (UK/Non-UK) Date of Birth Nationality Gender Rank Department

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

AGGREGATE QUESTIONS COVER:

Flag of vessel (UK/Non-UK)

Nationality (UK/Other EEA/RoW)

Department

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

A separate question for all companies covers shore-based staff by function: Engineering Fleet Human Resources Marine Support

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

Excellent relationship with member companies, allied to intensive email, telephone and face-to-face chasing, results in (effective) 100% response

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

Comprehensive report produced for DfT and member companies, available to others on request.

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

UK nationals’ raw data provided to DfT for use in preparation of Annual Report on UK Seafarers.http://www.dft.gov.ukThen search for ‘Seafarer Statistics 2010’Again, valuable lobbying /PR data is produced.

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

In 2010, an estimated 27,800 UK nationals were working regularly at seaOf these, about 15,500 (56 per cent) held qualifications related to handling ships or their engines, while the remainder were employed for other technical or customer service duties.The number of UK certificated officers active at sea was about 11,300, 26 per cent lower than in 1997 after taking into account changes in the certification system.The average number of officer cadets in training during 2009/10 was about 1,800 compared with 1,000 in 1998/9.The number of UK officer trainee new entrants was 754 in 2009/10 compared with around 500 in 1998/9 and 925 in 2008/9 (under the SMarT1 scheme).

ANNUAL MANPOWER SURVEY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION