Shipping and ports

Welcome to the shipping and ports section of the DfT website. Here you can browse content categorised under headings specific to 'Shipping and ports'.

An overview of what we do in relation to maritime is available by reading 'An introduction to maritime'.

If you know what information you are looking for, our Sea filter page has been designed to help you find content more easily and quickly by allowing you to refine your results using a number of filters. Please read our guide 'How to find the information you need' for further details.

Shipping

This section provides information for the shipping industry on the environment and on safety. Additional information is provided specifically for the UK shipping industry.

Ports

This section contains documents relating to a national standard for port marine safety, decision letters and reports of public inquires, good practice advice for all trust ports in the UK and port environmental information pages.

An introduction to maritime

An introduction to the Department for Transport's range of responsibilities covering the maritime industry.

Published:

26 January 2007

Email contacts

Email contacts for the Shipping and Ports department.

Published:

10 July 2003

Last update:

12 March 2008

Ten things you didn't know about shipping

Shipping plays an important role in people's daily life.

Published:

02 November 2005

Last update:

13 July 2007