The Lord Mayor of the City of London sketches the importance of shipping to the national and international economies: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/london-the-global-maritime-centre-in-a-changing-world-an-introduction

The Lord Mayor has a deep and abiding professional interest in shipping, and so he was thrilled to be able to curate an event so close to his heart. In this introduction, The Rt Hon, The Lord Mayor Lord Mountevans lays out the importance of the Maritime industry to the City of London and to the nation as a whole.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/london-the-global-maritime-centre-in-a-changing-world-an-introduction

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