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
25 February 2026 — See all updates

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.

Tables FLE0202 and FLE0204 have not been updated in 2025 due to additional time needed to quality assure the direct owner variable following a methodological change by the data provider to how direct owner information is collected. We are currently liaising with the data provide to understand the nature of the change and appropriately quality assure the data. We aim to include direct owner analysis again in next year’s release.

UK Ship Register statistics

FLE0100: UK Ship Register monthly and annual statistics and commercial data comparison (ODS, 172 KB)

Trading fleets (FLE01)

FLE0101: UK interest in trading ships of 100gt and over (ODS, 45.3 KB)

UK owned vessels (FLE02)

FLE0202: All UK owned vessels by type and registry (ODS, 61.4 KB)

FLE0203: UK owned or Beneficial Owned trading vessels by registry (ODS, 56.1 KB)

FLE0204: UK owned trading vessels of 500gt and over by type, number and tonnage (ODS, 29.6 KB)

UK and Crown Dependency registered vessels (FLE03)

FLE0301: UK and Crown Dependency registered trading vessels of 500gt and over (ODS, 76 KB)

FLE0302: All UK and Crown Dependency registered vessels of 100gt or over, by type (ODS, 71.7 KB)

FLE0303: All UK and Crown Dependency registered vessels of 500gt and over, by type (ODS, 74.3 KB)

FLE0304: UK and Crown Dependency registered trading vessels of 500gt and over: by type, number and tonnage (ODS, 32 KB)

Red Ensign Group registered vessels (FLE04)

FLE0401: All red ensign group registered vessels of 100gt and over by trading type (ODS, 141 KB)

FLE0402: Red ensign group registered trading vessels of 100gt and over (ODS, 33 KB)

World fleet registered vessels (FLE05)

FLE0501: World fleet registered trading vessels of 100gt and over, gross tonnage by selected registries (ODS, 87.3 KB)

FLE0502: World fleet registered trading vessels of 100gt and over, deadweight by selected registries (ODS, 26.4 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, 74.6 KB)

All United Kingdom managed vessels (FLE07)

FLE0701: All United Kingdom managed vessels of 100 gross tons and over, by type and registry (ODS, 76.4 KB)

Contact us

Maritime and shipping statistics

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Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2018
Last updated 25 February 2026 show all updates

  1. Shipping fleet statistics: 2025 data tables published.

  2. UK Ship Register Statistics: December 2025 table published.

  3. UK Ship Register Statistics: November 2025 table published.

  4. UK Ship Register Statistics: October 2025 published.

  5. Monthly data table FLE0100 updated to cover September 2025.

  6. UK Ship Register Statistics: August 2025 published.

  7. UK Ship Register Statistics: July 2025 table updated.

  8. UK Ship Register Statistics: June 2025 table updated.

  9. UK Ship Register Statistics: May 2025 table updated.

  10. UK Ship Register Statistics updated for June.

  11. Table 0100 has been updated.

  12. Tables updated for the 2024 shipping fleet report.

  13. Tables updated for the 2023 shipping fleet report.

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

  15. Data tables updated for the 2021 report.

  16. Data tables updated for the 2020 report.

  17. Data tables updated for the 2019 annual release.

  18. Data tables updated for the 2018 annual release.

  19. First published.

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