The number of merchant ships by country of beneficial ownership in the United Kingdom has dropped to 941, which is a decrease of 2 (-0.2%) since 2024.
Number of merchant ships by country of beneficial ownership by the United Kingdom
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
260
Date range: 2014 to 2025
Points:
45,654
Measure:
Value
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Container port throughput
9,090,140
-659,536
(2023)
Merchant fleet percent of world
0.42%
-0.03%
(2025)
Shipping connectivity index annual growth
3.23%
-0.09%
(2025 Q2)
Ship recycling percentage
0%
-0.02%
(2024)
International waterway freight
9,545
+305
(2022)
Petrol fuel deliveries
114.65
+5.23
(2023)
United Kingdom Number of ships between 2014 and 2025
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 941 | -2 |
| 2024 | 943 | -15 |
| 2023 | 958 | -23 |
| 2022 | 981 | +35 |
| 2021 | 946 | -2 |
| 2020 | 948 | +47 |
| 2019 | 901 | 0 |
| 2018 | 901 | +28 |
| 2017 | 873 | -3 |
| 2016 | 876 | +98 |
| 2015 | 778 | +28 |
| 2014 | 750 |