UK container tonnage jumps 10% in 2025 as London nears Felixstowe

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas © Felixstowe/Hutchison Ports (UK) London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 3, 2026 – UK ports handled 428.3 million tonnes of freight in 2025, a decrease of less than 1% on 2024 and the lowest level since the current statistical series began in 2000, according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) annual port freight statistics published July 29. Major ports… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe