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Top 25 Breakbulk shipping companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Breakbulk shipping companies based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 126 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 126 breakbulk shipping companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,802 professional contacts across them, including 594 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers breakbulk shipping companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest breakbulk shipping companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 126 breakbulk shipping companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to breakbulk shipping companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Zodiac Maritime	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,701 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Starting with a single ship, Zodiac Maritime has grown into one of the world's largest and most respected shipping companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	NYK Group Europe LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Kestrel Liner Agencies LTD	Indirect evidence	Stansted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The UK’s largest Liner Agency company, the market leaders representing niche carriers to global destinations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Portico Shipping	Indirect evidence	Portsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Portico provide complete, expert handling for international cargo.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	WWL ALS Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Abnormal Load Services	Indirect evidence	Hull, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ALS is a leading global logistics provider offering multimodal solutions through a personal service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Pritchard-Gordon Tankers LTD	Indirect evidence	Boldon Colliery, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pritchard-Gordon Tankers specialises in ocean transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, chemicals and biofuels in environmentally sensitive areas, using purpose…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Containerlift	Partial evidence	Great Dunmow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Containerlift are a UK based shipping and transport solutions based company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Southampton Freight Services LTD	Indirect evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1998 we are a family owned freight forwarder and logistics provider, based in Southampton, with a specialist global network of partners acting as our overseas…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Neptune Shipping Agency LTD	Indirect evidence	Callington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Faversham Ships	Partial evidence	East Cowes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Faversham Ships is a privately held UK based shipping company operating a fleet of general cargo vessels ranging from 2380 to 4850mt dwt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Geest Line Limited	Indirect evidence	Fareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Geest Line has fostered trade links between the UK and the Caribbean for more than 60 years and today carries more cargo between Europe and the Windward and Leeward islands than…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Humber Ports Logistics LTD - H.P.L	Partial evidence	North Killingholme, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Humber Ports Logistics was established in 2012, and offers a service with over 35 years experience in transport & shipping offering a wide range of knowledge and experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Cargo Secure LTD	Indirect evidence	Felixstowe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cargo Secure Ltd is a premium cargo loader in the Port of Felixstowe, having worked across the majority of major industrial sectors; including Oil and Gas, Construction and Break…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Lysander Shipping	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lysander Shipping was established over 25 years ago in Denmark - Scandinavia and has become a strong strategic shipping and transport partner for many of the world’s top…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Grange Shipping LTD	Partial evidence	Felixstowe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1979, Grange Shipping Ltd is one of the leading independent shipping, freight forwarding and logistics specialists in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Viking Shipping Services LTD	Partial evidence	Selby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Viking Shipping Services Ltd commenced trading in the 1940’s with the specific aim of providing a comprehensive cargo handling service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Robert Wynn & Sons LTD	Indirect evidence	Eccleshall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Robert Wynn & Sons are dedicated to provide clients with marine solutions for the transportation of heavy or abnormal indivisible loads.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	DAN Shipping & Chartering Connecting SEA And Shore	Partial evidence	Hessle, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At DAN Shipping & Chartering, our in-depth local knowledge and understanding of the shipping world ensures we can provide high quality, cost-effective port agency services and dry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Casper Chartering Limited	Partial evidence	United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Casper Chartering Limited (CCL) was founded in 2016 as part of the Casper Shipping Limited (CSL) group of companies based in the United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Ascent Global Shipping	Partial evidence	Boatshed 3.09, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “After years of experience in Europe and Asian Markets at spring of 2017 a team of talented individuals have decided to form Ascent Global Shipping, AGS is defiantly not one…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Vicovanu LTD	Indirect evidence	Grays, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vicovanu Ltd is a modern container haulier, dedicated to fulfilling our customers' requirements for large capacity and exceptional flexibility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Range Shipping LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Range Shipping, a privately owned shipping company with headquarters in London since 2017 has a priority focus in operating bulk carriers ranging within handysize to capesize…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Alianza Global Logistics Services LTD	Partial evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in the UK port city of Southampton, we are a family run business working to provide importers and exporters a comprehensive range of shipping services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	W.E. Dowds Shipping LTD	Indirect evidence	Newport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From its inception the company has handled general cargoes such as fertiliser, animal feed, timber, minerals, aluminium, and steel from its riverside wharf in Newport.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Sgm- Seagull Maritime	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Services include – Port Agency, Chartering & Brokerage, Time Charter operators, Ship Management, Project logistics - We are specialists in Project Cargoes, Heavy lifts as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: breakbulk shipping companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names breakbulk shipping companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of breakbulk shipping companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name breakbulk shipping companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Breakbulk shipping companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

21.2%Verified-email coverage

22.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

24.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 126 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among breakbulk shipping companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “breakbulk shipping companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names breakbulk shipping companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among breakbulk shipping companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 594 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Breakbulk shipping companies by metro

Breakbulk shipping companies in London31

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names breakbulk shipping companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many breakbulk shipping companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 126 breakbulk shipping companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Zodiac Maritime, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most breakbulk shipping companies?

London leads with 31 headquartered companies, followed by Hull (4) and Southampton (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 594 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 126 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.