Port freight quarterly statistics: October to December 2025
Provisional quarterly statistics on freight handled by UK major ports for October to December 2025.
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When comparing October to December 2025 with October to December 2024 through UK major ports:
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total freight tonnage decreased by 4% to 103.2 million tonnes
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inward tonnage decreased by 3% to 70.3 million tonnes
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outward tonnage decreased by 7% to 32.9 million tonnes
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total volume of unitised traffic decreased by 1% to 4.9 million units
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inward units decreased by 1% to 2.7 million units
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outward units decreased by 2% to 2.3 million units
When comparing the rolling year to December 2025 with December 2024 through UK major ports:
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total tonnage showed little change, decreasing less than 1% to 420.8 million tonnes
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total volume of unitised traffic increased by 1% to 21.4 million units