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The Value of Shipping 2025 report reveals the industry’s vital role in powering global trade and delivering a more prosperous nation
The Value of Shipping Report, developed between UK Chamber of Shipping, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) in collaboration with the Department for Transport, builds on the previous research series last issued in 2023. It provides insights into the size and performance of the UK shipping industry and serves as an evidence base to inform future policy development.
Some of the key findings of the report are:
- Direct GVA: £16.1 billion; Total GVA supported: £46.2 billion.
- 728,000 jobs supported, including 98,200 directly employed at sea and ashore.
- Shipping jobs are 121.8% more productive than the UK average and pay 20% higher salaries.
- Every one job in shipping supports six jobs in the wider economy and are a vital part of UK infrastructure.
- Ferries are a lifeline for 2.4 million people, providing essential access to food, healthcare, and education.
- 18.1 million international passengers pass through UK ports annually and around 50,000 daily.
- 2.9 million cruise passengers begin or end their journey in UK ports.
- 37.8 million domestic ferry passengers annually - over 100,000 daily journeys.
- Cruise tourism injects £170 million directly into coastal communities each year.
- In 2024, shipping enabled £957.3 billion in UK trade: £365.7 billion in exports and £591.6 billion in imports.
- Shipping supports over 140,000 UK exporters and facilitates imports for over 350,000 UK businesses.
- 434.9 million tonnes of cargo moved through UK ports in 2023, including 169.3 million tonnes of liquid bulk (energy supply), 76 million tonnes of essential cargo (steel, construction materials) and 84.4 million tonnes of bulk products (ores, agricultural goods
Download the report at
https://bit.ly/4fbXrGg.
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