Research and analysis

Evaluating UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions

Sets out findings from the independent evaluation of the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 25 March 2025
• Last updated: 24 September 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Evaluation of UK SHORE phase 1

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Evaluation of UK SHORE phase 1: executive summary

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Evaluation of UK SHORE: interim process and impact evaluation findings

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Details

The Department for Transport (DfT) launched the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme in March 2022. With total funding of £236 million, the programme was designed to reduce maritime emissions and create skilled jobs across the country by accelerating the research into and development of clean maritime technologies.

UK SHORE phase 1 report and executive summary build on the interim report, including the:

• final report of the UK SHORE programme between 2021 and 2025
• final evaluations, assessment of programme impacts and how they can inform future competition design

This research report includes an early evaluation of the processes and impact of the UK SHORE programme as a whole and of its schemes.

DfT has commissioned Frontier Economics and SYSTRA Ltd to complete this research.

Published 25 March 2025

Last updated 24 September 2026 — Show all updates

1. 24 September 2026

   Evaluation of UK SHORE phase 1 and executive summary added.

2. 25 March 2025

   First published.