Statistical data set

Port and domestic waterborne freight statistics: data tables (PORT)

Data about the international and domestic movement of freight by water, produced by Department for Transport.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
22 August 2018
Last updated
16 March 2022 — See all updates

Accessibility of tables

The department is currently working to make our tables accessible for our users. If you would like to request a more accessible format, please email maritime statistics. We will consider each request but may not be able to provide an alternative accessible format on every occasion.

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Number of passengers on vessels are available in the sea passenger data collection.

Port and domestic waterborne freight table index

Port and domestic waterborne freight statistics: table index (ODS, 10.2 KB)

All port traffic totals: major and minor

PORT0101: All freight tonnage traffic by port and year (filter by direction) (ODS, 929 KB)

PORT0102: All freight tonnage traffic, international and domestic by direction and year (ODS, 38 KB)

PORT0103: All unitised freight traffic by cargo type and year (ODS, 57.5 KB)

PORT0104: All main freight units traffic by route and year (ODS, 67.5 KB)

Major port traffic by cargo type

PORT0201: Freight traffic cargo types by year (filter by direction and route) (ODS, 230 KB)

PORT0202: Unitised freight traffic cargo types by year (filter by direction and route) (ODS, 300 KB)

PORT0203: Unitised main freight traffic by port, cargo type, metric and loaded status (filter by direction and year) (ODS, 482 KB)

Major port traffic by route

PORT0204: International freight traffic by route and cargo type (filter by direction and year) (ODS, 3.47 MB)

PORT0205: Freight traffic by top routes and year (sort by year, filter by cargo type and direction) (ODS, 4.28 MB)

PORT0206: Freight traffic by top 30 routes for each cargo type (sort by direction, filter by cargo type and year) (ODS, 2.53 MB)

Port level statistics

PORT0301: Freight traffic by port and year (filter by direction and cargo type) (ODS, 2.02 MB)

PORT0302: Freight traffic by port and route (filter by direction, cargo type and year) (ODS, 5.17 MB)

PORT0303: Freight traffic by top 30 UK ports for each cargo type (sort by direction, filter by year, cargo type) (ODS, 1.45 MB)

PORT0304: Map of UK ports by tonnage and direction, for major ports over 2 million tonnes (ODS, 2.39 MB)

PORT0400: Individual UK major port freight traffic by cargo type and route (filter by port and year) (ODS, 3.14 MB)

PORT0499: UK major port freight traffic: port level downloadable dataset (ODS, 9.35 MB)

Following user feedback, DfT are trialling publishing estimates of cargo group alongside the quarterly port freight statistics, in a proposed third quarterly table PORT0503. There are several formats in which we can provide these figures and we are seeking feedback on what would best fit user needs. We have published what we propose this table will look like alongside the fourth quarter of 2020 (October to December). The table currently contains 2018 and 2019 broken down by quarter in a proposed format. Following feedback, we will finalise this format and publish these estimates for the latest quarter alongside the current quarterly tables.

This new data is regarded as Experimental Statistics, awaiting user feedback and further quality assurance to provide timely estimates. You can provide feedback about this change by filling in this form. We continue to welcome any feedback on any aspect of the port freight statistics. You can contact us by email to maritime statistics or phone 020 7944 4847.

Table PORT0503 has been updated to account for a small number of shipments at some ports where the quarter was unknown in 2019. This revision ensures that totals match other port freight tables and does not impact overall trends.

PORT0501: UK major port traffic indices, rolling four quarter totals: from 2000 (ODS, 51.3 KB)

PORT0502: UK major port traffic, total tonnage and units, by port: quarterly from 2009 (ODS, 451 KB)

PORT0503: UK major port traffic, total tonnage and units, by port: quarterly from 2018 (ODS, 607 KB)

Ship information (vessels, arrival, flags)

PORT0601: UK ports, ship arrivals by type and deadweight (ODS, 932 KB)

PORT0602: UK ports: ship arrivals (ODS, 523 KB)

PORT0604: UK major port freight traffic, by nationality of parent owner of carrying vessel (sort by route type, filter by cargo type and year) (ODS, 2.09 MB)

PORT0605: UK major port freight traffic, by flag of carrying vessel (sort by route type, filter by cargo type and year) (ODS, 6.81 MB)

Domestic freight

Minor revisions were made which are flagged appropriately in the associated tables (revised to correct a minor table error which affected the internal traffic figure for goods lifted only). This publication was postponed but going forward domestic waterborne freight statistics will go back to being published with the annual port freight publication.

PORT0701: Waterborne transport in the UK: goods lifted and moved by traffic type (ODS, 14.7 KB)

PORT0702: Waterborne transport in the UK: goods lifted and moved by cargo category and traffic type (ODS, 10.6 KB)

PORT0703: Internal inland waters traffic: goods lifted and moved by region and cargo category (ODS, 7.36 KB)

PORT0704: Major inland waterway routes, goods lifted (ODS, 22.3 KB)

PORT0705: Major inland waterway routes, goods moved (ODS, 20.7 KB)

PORT0706: Domestic port freight traffic by coastwise or one port traffic, cargo group and UK country (filter by direction and year) (ODS, 363 KB)

Contact us

Maritime and shipping statistics

Email maritime.stats@dft.gov.uk

Maritime statistics enquiries 020 7944 4847

Media enquiries 020 7944 3021

Published 22 August 2018
Last updated 16 March 2022 + show all updates

  1. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) and quarterly data from 2018, updated for the October to December 2021 port freight report.

  2. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) and quarterly data from 2018, updated for the July to September 2021 port freight report.

  3. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) and quarterly data from 2018, updated for the April to June 2021 port freight report. Domestic freight tables updated for the latest report.

  4. Data tables and titles updated for the port freight annual statistics 2020 report.

  5. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) and quarterly data from 2018, updated for January to March 2021 port freight report.

  6. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) updated and a new table showing quarterly data from 2018 (PORT0503) added for October to December 2020 port freight report.

  7. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) updated for July to September 2020.

  8. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) updated for April to June 2020.

  9. Data tables and index updated for the 2019 annual report.

  10. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) updated for January to March 2020. Data table for UK ports, ship arrivals by type and deadweight has been updated.

  11. Data tables (quarterly trends) on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) updated for October to December 2019.

  12. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices, including (tonnage and units) and individual major ports traffic, by cargo type and international or domestic updated.

  13. Updated tables for Port freight quarterly statistics: April to June 2019.

  14. Data tables for annual port and domestic waterborne freight statistics, 21 August 2019.

  15. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices (tonnage and units) updated for January to March 2019.

  16. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices (tonnage and units) updated for October to December 2018.

  17. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices (tonnage and units) and table index, updated for July to September 2018.

  18. Data tables on UK major port traffic indices (tonnage and units), updated for April to June 2018.

  19. First published.

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