Guidance
  
  
    Port freight statistics, annual and quarterly releases: pre-release access
Updated 30 July 2025
The following post holders are given pre-release access to the publication for up to 24 hours prior to release.
| Pre-release access recipient | Department | 
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | DfT | 
| DfT Ministers (x4) | DfT | 
| Special Advisors (x4) | DfT | 
| Permanent Secretary | DfT | 
| Director: Maritime | DfT | 
| Director: Resilience, Analysis, International and Sanctions | DfT | 
| Deputy Director, Ports and Shipping | DfT | 
| Deputy Director, Aviation, Maritime and Borders Analysis | DfT | 
| Maritime Policy Officials (x3) | DfT | 
| Press officers (x2) | DfT |