Economy

United Kingdom maritime connectivity

United Kingdom has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 382.9 in Q3 2026 (-3.4% year on year), ranking 10th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is London Gateway. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 20

LSCI index

382.9

−3.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

10th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

506.8

Q4 2006

Ports in the PLSCI

20

highest index: London Gateway

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026383+0.5%month on month−2.2%year on year10th in the world

UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index.

Ports of United Kingdom

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st50thLondon Gateway359.7+2.0%
2nd57thFelixstowe327.1−4.1%
3rd64thSouthampton307.9−7.3%
4th171stLiverpool (GB)157.2−7.4%
5th242ndTilbury105.3+6.5%
6th297thBelfast81.7+2.2%
7th301stTees77.8−18.5%
8th304thImmingham77.1+14.8%
9th313thHull73.2−4.9%
10th418thThamesport47.1−1.4%
11th422ndGrangemouth46.2−0.7%
12th467thGreenock38.5−16.0%
13th523rdAberdeen29.70.0%
14th590thPortsmouth (GB)24.10.0%
15th664thSheerness18.2−2.4%
16th671stBlyth17.5+4.2%
17th714thBristol14.6−46.1%
18th727thTyne14+17.9%
19th753rdDover12.60.0%
20th912thFowey7.60.0%

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