Marine cargo transport
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
5078
Active companies
3681
Formed in latest 12 months
384
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
137
Importers
347
Exporters
367
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,078 |
| Active companies | 3,681 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 384 |
| Importers | 347 |
| Exporters | 367 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 137 known, 3544 unknown (3.7%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 32 | 29 |
| 2026-01 | 28 | 42 |
| 2026-02 | 29 | 49 |
| 2026-03 | 23 | 63 |
| 2026-04 | 37 | 37 |
| 2026-05 | 42 | 52 |
| 2026-06 | 36 | 39 |
| 2026-07 | 31 | 65 |
| 2026-08 | 26 | 41 |
| 2026-09 | 16 | 38 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 3,081 |
| Dissolved | 1,346 |
| Dormant | 600 |
| Liquidation | 51 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 693 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 350 |
| Inner London - East | 343 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 228 |
| Outer London - South | 145 |
| Essex | 144 |
| Greater Manchester | 118 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 112 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 109 |
| West Midlands | 108 |
Geography coverage: 3666 known, 15 unknown (99.6%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 1,320 |
| 1m-15m | 835 |
| 15m-54m | 70 |
| 54m+ | 238 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2463 known, 1218 unknown (66.9%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 821 |
| Small | 1,267 |
| Medium | 14 |
| Large | 294 |
| Holding | 44 |
| Dormant | 600 |
Company-size coverage: 3040 known, 641 unknown (82.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 720 |
| 1–9 | 1,068 |
| 10–49 | 103 |
| 50–249 | 33 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 1928 known, 1753 unknown (52.4%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 378 |
| 1–3 years | 684 |
| 3–5 years | 521 |
| 5–10 years | 796 |
| 10–20 years | 645 |
| 20+ years | 655 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3679 known, 2 unknown (99.9%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 3,681 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 144 |
| Exporter only | 164 |
| Both | 203 |
| Neither | 3,170 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 159 | £44,749,460,167 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 153 | £50,732,161,216 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 107 | £7,534,735,990 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 104 | £7,012,547,445 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 70 | £4,016,530,458 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 60 | £4,893,052,554 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 48 | £1,296,176,438 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 44 | £1,558,975,509 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 43 | £3,309,816,839 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 42 | £822,283,450 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 206 | £32,541,678,255 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 186 | £24,262,175,476 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 151 | £11,630,160,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 133 | £2,367,853,252 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 124 | £11,918,011,216 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 100 | £2,910,020,200 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 67 | £4,302,100,162 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 62 | £381,771,473 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 62 | £611,851,565 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 61 | £700,630,497 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 204 | 2,782 | 899 | 75.6% |
| Holding company | 10 | 2,782 | 899 | 75.6% |
| Solo founder | 1,593 | 2,782 | 899 | 75.6% |
| Ecommerce | 35 | 319 | 3,362 | 8.7% |
| Website | 385 | 403 | 3,278 | 10.9% |
| 296 | 403 | 3,278 | 10.9% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Union Glory Limited | £269,682,915 |
| Uniserve Limited | £243,858,000 |
| Business Oil Platform Limited | £235,819,305 |
| Metro Shipping Limited | £169,736,250 |
| Cardinal Global Logistics Ltd | £143,073,871 |
| Borchard Lines Limited | £132,832,526 |
| Maurice Ward Networks Uk Ltd | £102,655,797 |
| Centrum International Limited | £96,804,165 |
| Woodland Global Ltd | £95,749,037 |
| Ellerman City Liners Limited | £82,635,569 |
Revenue coverage: 137 known, 3544 unknown (3.7%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Road freight | 76,418 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,806 |
| Taxi services | 21,788 |
| Courier services | 16,739 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,777 |
| Land freight storage | 9,628 |
| Removal services | 8,383 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,613 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,029 |
| National post | 2,876 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,666 |
| Charter airlines | 1,835 |
| Air support services | 1,711 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,514 |
| Water support services | 1,385 |
| City land transport | 1,280 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,148 |
| Intercity rail | 861 |
| Passenger airlines | 714 |
| Other | 3,812 |
SIC classification
SIC 50200 — Sea and coastal freight water transport
Includes
transport of freight over seas and coastal waters, whether scheduled or not, transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil rigs etc., renting of vessels with crew for sea and coastal freight water transport
Excludes
storage of freight, see ##52.10, harbour operation and other auxiliary activities such as docking, pilotage, lighterage, vessel salvage, see ##52.22, cargo handling, see ##52.24, renting of commercial ships or boats without crew, see ##77.34