UK Chamber of Shipping launches The Value of Shipping 2025 report

Launched on 3 June, a landmark report “The Worth of Transport 2025” from the UK Chamber of Transport reveals the highly effective financial, social, and environmental contributions of the transport trade to the UK.

The report exhibits that:

The UK transport trade employs over 98,000 individuals straight and helps over 728,000 jobs throughout the broader economic system.
The trade contributes £16.1 billion in direct GVA and helps £46.2 billion in GVA throughout the broader economic system.
Roughly 100,000 vessels name at UK ports every year—equal to 1 port name each 5 minutes, 24/7, twelve months a yr.

The Worth of Transport 2025 additionally underscores the important function of transport within the UK economic system—supporting the availability of vital supplies, vitality, and meals; facilitating exports of prescribed drugs, vehicles, and manufactured items; connecting British enterprise with international markets; and enabling the UK’s inexperienced vitality transition.

Obtain the report right here.

Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP mentioned: “UK transport is essential to financial development and alternative—it facilitates commerce throughout borders, hyperlinks individuals with important companies, provides journey to different international locations, and retains family members related.

“I’m extremely pleased with the UK transport sector, and I thank everybody within the trade who helps maintain this nation protected and transferring.”

Rhett Hatcher, CEO of the UK Chamber of Transport, mentioned: “Transport is the lifeblood of the UK economic system. From guaranteeing the regular movement of important items and vitality to connecting our island communities and enabling tens of millions of passenger journeys, the transport trade performs an important function within the resilience and prosperity of the nation.

“As we navigate towards a net-zero future, our trade is dedicated to decarbonisation and is already taking part in a pivotal function in supporting the UK’s transition to scrub vitality.

“We’re devoted to working with the Authorities to create a greener, thriving transport trade that continues to ship financial development and employment alternatives throughout the UK and globally.

“Transport is, and can stay, on the coronary heart of delivering sustainable development, connecting British enterprise with the world, and driving the UK’s inexperienced transition.”

The Worth of Transport Report—developed with the Centre for Economics and Enterprise Analysis (Cebr) in collaboration with the Division for Transport—builds on the earlier analysis sequence final issued in 2023. It supplies insights into the scale and efficiency of the UK transport trade and serves as an proof base to tell future coverage growth.

Delivering Prosperity & Supporting Jobs

Direct GVA: £16.1 billion; Complete GVA supported: £46.2 billion.
728,000 jobs supported, together with 98,200 straight employed at sea and ashore.
Transport jobs are 121.8% extra productive than the UK common and pay 20% greater salaries.
Each one job in transport helps six jobs within the wider economic system.

A Very important A part of UK Infrastructure

Ferries are a lifeline for two.4 million individuals, offering important entry to meals, healthcare, and training.
18.1 million worldwide passengers go by UK ports yearly—round 50,000 every day.
2.9 million cruise passengers start or finish their journey in UK ports.
37.8 million home ferry passengers yearly—over 100,000 every day journeys.
Cruise tourism injects £170 million straight into coastal communities every year.

Powering World Commerce

In 2024, transport enabled £957.3 billion in UK commerce: £365.7 billion in exports and £591.6 billion in imports.
Transport helps over 140,000 UK exporters and facilitates imports for over 350,000 UK companies.
434.9 million tonnes of cargo moved by UK ports in 2023, together with:
169.3 million tonnes of liquid bulk (vitality provide)
76 million tonnes of important cargo (metal, building supplies)
84.4 million tonnes of bulk merchandise (ores, agricultural items)