Statistical data set

Shipping fleet statistics: data tables (FLE)

UK and world shipping fleet statistical tables, produced by Department for Transport from data mostly supplied by IHS Global.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 March 2018
• Last updated: 6 March 2024 — See all updates

Tables which will not be updated

FLE0102, FLE0201 are no longer published as the DfT received no objections to discontinuing them in the user feedback exercise in 2023. These tables included information on ownership and vessel types, which is now available in tables FLE0101 and FLE0202.

Accessibility of tables

The department is currently working to make our tables accessible for our users. The data tables for these statistics are now accessible.

We would welcome any feedback on the accessibility of our tables, please email maritime statistics.

UK Ship Register statistics

FLE0100: UK Ship Register annual statistics and commercial data comparison (ODS, 158 KB)

Trading fleets and ships (FLE01)

FLE0101: UK interest in trading ships of 100gt and over (ODS, 43.7 KB)

UK owned vessels (FLE02)

FLE0202: All UK owned vessels by type and registry (ODS, 61.3 KB)

FLE0203: UK owned trading vessels by registry and parent nationality (ODS, 57.8 KB)

FLE0204: UK owned trading vessels of 500gt and over by type, number and tonnage (ODS, 28.8 KB)

UK and crown dependency registered vessels (FLE03)

FLE0301: UK and crown dependency registered trading vessels of 500gt and over (ODS, 75 KB)

FLE0302: All UK and crown dependency registered vessels of 100gt and over, by type (ODS, 70.3 KB)

FLE0303: All UK and crown dependency registered vessels of 500gt and over, by type (ODS, 72.3 KB)

FLE0304: UK and crown dependency registered trading vessels of 500gt and over: by type, number and tonnage (ODS, 30.9 KB)

Red ensign group registered vessels (FLE04)

FLE0401: All red ensign group registered vessels of 100gt and over by trading type (ODS, 142 KB)

FLE0402: Red ensign group registered trading vessels of 100gt and over (ODS, 34.2 KB)

World fleet registered vessels (FLE05)

FLE0501: World fleet registered trading vessels of 100gt and over, gross tonnage by selected registries (ODS, 86.3 KB)

FLE0502: World fleet registered trading vessels of 100gt and over, deadweight by selected registries (ODS, 281 KB)

All United Kingdom Group Beneficial Owned vessels (FLE06)

FLE0601: All United Kingdom Group Beneficial Owned vessels of 100 gross tons and over, by type and registry (ODS, 74.2 KB)

All United Kingdom managed vessels (FLE07)

FLE0701: All United Kingdom managed vessels of 100 gross tons and over, by type and registry (ODS, 76.9 KB)

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Published 28 March 2018
Last updated 6 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 March 2024

   Tables updated for the 2023 shipping fleet report.

2. 29 March 2023

   Data tables updated for the 2022 report. Note added for data tables not updated with 2022 data.

3. 6 April 2022

   Data tables updated for the 2021 report.

4. 10 March 2021

   Data tables updated for the 2020 report.

5. 15 April 2020

   Data tables updated for the 2019 annual release.

6. 13 March 2019

   Data tables updated for the 2018 annual release.

7. 28 March 2018

   First published.