UK Ship Register monthly statistics
The UK Ship Register month by month: how many merchant trading vessels carry the British flag, how much gross tonnage they represent, and how many joined or left the register during the month.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the register at month end2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of vessels | 1,049 | 1,047 | 1,047 | 1,044 | 1,042 | 1,041 | 1,039 | 1,034 | 1,033 | 1,037 | 1,041 | 1,045 | 1,052 | 1,054 | 1,054 | 1,055 | 1,054 | 1,053 | 1,054 | 1,054 | 1,056 | 1,056 | 1,053 | 1,051 | 1,052 | 1,049 | 1,050 | 1,048 | 1,054 | 1,052 | 1,052 | 1,054 | 1,052 | 1,050 | 1,051 | 1,053 | 1,050 | |
| Gross tonnage | 8,709,023 | 8,708,281.39 | 8,704,694 | 8,702,373.25 | 8,786,829.77 | 8,724,976.28 | 8,666,565.25 | 8,681,564.29 | 8,709,722.25 | 8,715,571.04 | 8,716,841 | 8,717,320 | 9,217,423.15 | 9,180,000.22 | 9,188,232 | 9,159,857 | 9,125,356 | 9,347,142 | 9,424,406 | 9,896,692 | 9,951,951 | 9,941,901 | 9,964,131 | 9,963,709 | 9,981,246 | 10,000,155 | 10,010,101 | 10,007,506 | 10,115,521 | 10,334,264 | 10,381,480 | 10,370,511 | 10,379,606 | 10,409,833 | 10,516,817 | 10,595,424 | 10,587,338 | |
| Flagged in during the month2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of vessels | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| Gross tonnage | 1,232 | 6,004.36 | 7,902 | 4,884 | 75,111.17 | 61,476 | 14,858 | 3,463.02 | 463 | 2,454 | 2,285.03 | 22,370 | 69,679.9 | 434.23 | 37,601 | 37,266 | 1,813 | 7,352 | 50,228 | 1,897 | 12,305 | 3,689 | 211 | 3,311 | 3,455 | 510 | 6,742 | 5,259 | 1,552 | 102,555 | 167,470 | 3,429 | 5,834 | 632 | 6,703 | 11,390 | 463 | |
| Flagged out during the month2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of vessels | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Gross tonnage | 491 | 2,417 | 5,789 | 89,342 | 13,256.98 | 3,065 | 29,858 | 31,620.31 | 6,312.66 | 3,723.78 | 2,764 | 522,474 | 32,256.63 | 8,666 | 9,226 | 3,338 | 222,442 | 84,329 | 523,507 | 57,156 | 2,255 | 26,602 | 530 | 20,848 | 22,536 | 10,497 | 3,993 | 113,312 | 220,295 | 149,770 | 156,414 | 12,529 | 36,061 | 107,617 | 85,310 | 3,304 | 34,486 |
Latest reading
Number of vessels stood at 1,049 Count in Jul 2026. That is +0.2% from Jun 2026 and −0.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Jul 2026. Source: GOV.UK official statistics.
- Latest
- 1,049 Count
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.2%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −0.3%
About this data
The UK Ship Register month by month: how many merchant trading vessels carry the British flag, how much gross tonnage they represent, and how many joined or left the register during the month. Ship registration follows tax, regulation and confidence in a maritime administration, so the flow in and out is a cleaner read on those than the stock is.
Frequently asked questions
- What is measured in the UK Ship Register monthly statistics?
- The table reports the total count of merchant trading vessels registered under the British flag and their corresponding gross tonnage.
- How far back do the UK Ship Register monthly records go?
- Official monthly figures for UK Ship Register fleet size and vessel tonnage are available since 2015.
- What units are used to report the UK Ship Register data?
- The statistics are presented as monthly counts for the number of active vessels and total gross tonnage on the UK Ship Register.
- Who publishes the official UK Ship Register statistics?
- The figures are published monthly as GOV.UK official statistics, recording the operational capacity of the UK merchant shipping fleet.
