The UK’s Department for Transport has published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and container shipping surge.

Compared to 2023, total UK port traffic is forecast to grow by 1.2% in 2035 and by 7.8% in 2050, that is from 420.6 million tonnes in 2023 to 425.8M in 2035 and to 453.5M in 2050, the UK Port Freight Traffic Forecasts (2024–2050) predict.