The UK Department for Transport has published the latest monthly update to the UK Ship Register statistics, covering movements on the register through August 2026 and released on 14 October 2026.
The bulletin is an Official Statistics release from the Department for Transport and provides an account of vessels joining and leaving the United Kingdom ship register over the series covered.
The dataset included in the release spans from January 2015 to August 2026, providing a continuous monthly record that extends for more than eleven years and allows month-by-month comparison across that period.
The report focuses specifically on register movements, identifying ships that have entered the register and those that have been removed, and presents that information as part of a consistent time series intended for public use.
Published as the routine monthly update, the release is the most recent instalment in the department's ongoing publication of these statistics and is presented under the department's Official Statistics series.
The compact format is designed to make the information straightforward to access and to permit users to follow changes in the register on a month-to-month basis without the need for additional processing.
Scope and content
The release documents two principal categories of movement on the UK Ship Register: vessels joining the register and vessels leaving it, with the time series covering January 2015 through to August 2026. The file set and accompanying commentary provide a consistent record for that period and are intended to support transparent reporting of register activity.
How the series can be used
By maintaining a continuous monthly series the statistics create a basis for historical comparison and for monitoring register turnover over time. Analysts and other parties can use the series to construct month-to-month comparisons and to assemble longer-term sequences without introducing methodological adjustments beyond those noted by the department.
Key factual details
- Publication: Official Statistics: UK Ship Register Statistics: August 2026.
- Publisher: UK Department for Transport.
- Time period covered: January 2015 to August 2026.
- Subject matter: monthly records of ships joining and leaving the UK Ship Register.
The department's release of these statistics on 14 October 2026 completes the regular monthly sequence and preserves continuity with earlier publications in the series, enabling users to access a single consistent series for the whole January 2015 to August 2026 period.
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