Guidance
  
  
    Shipping fleet statistics, annual release: 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 (4 people) | DfT | 
| Special Advisors (4 people) | 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 (3 people) | DfT | 
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency Officials (2 people) | MCA | 
| Press officer (2 people) | DfT |