51% Micro
34% Small
10% Mid
4% Large
2% Mega
UK Shipping Industry Information
The water transportation industry includes the transport of passengers or freight by water using services such as cruises, ferries, pleasure boats, water taxis, freight ships, barges and rigs.
Active Businesses
3,495
Annual Sales
£31bn +
Employees
56,778
Economic Contribution
£9bn
Tags
51% Micro
34% Small
10% Mid
4% Large
2% Mega
27% Mature
24% Established
24% Young
21% Startup
3% New
31% Declining
24% Rapid
19% Healthy
18% High
8% Low
Shipping Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Shipping Industry Valuation
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Shipping Industry Valuation
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There are 3,495 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £31 billion .
The Industry employs around 56,778 people and contributes £9 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Shipping companies is London with 1,316 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 52.
The largest Shipping company is Cnooc U.k. Marketing Ltd with a turnover of £7.9bn. 51% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 10% Mid companies.
21% of the Shipping Industry is made up of 21% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (27%) the oldest company is British India Steam Navigation Company Limited founded in 1856.
Shipping industry has a number of high growth companies (18%), the fastest growing company is Van Oord Offshore Wind Uk Ltd. with a 3 year growth rate of 267%. Other fast growing companies include Csl Europe Limited (135%), Saga Cruises Limited (123%) and Solstad Offshore Uk Limited (120%).
The UK Shipping Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.12x, Turnover multiple of 1.80x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.79x.