Shipping Federation

For the Shipping Federation of British Columbia, see British Columbia Maritime Employers' Association.
Shipping Federation
Merged intoUK Chamber of Shipping
Formation1890 (1890)
Dissolved1975 (1975)
TypeTrade association
Legal statusMerged
PurposeCoordinate shipping owners interests against dock unions in the United Kingdom
Location
Region served
England

The Shipping Federation was a British association of employers in the shipping industry. It was formed in 1890 in response to the London dock strike of 1889 and the successes of the National Union of Seamen and various dockers' unions.

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