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Top 25 General cargo ship operators based in the United Kingdom

Name: General cargo ship operators based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 192 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 192 general cargo ship operators headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 4,788 professional contacts across them, including 813 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers general cargo ship operators 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,788Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest general cargo ship operators based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 192 general cargo ship operators based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to general cargo ship operators: 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 20, 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 20, 2026
2	Navigator GAS	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	355 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Navigator Gas is a shipping company owning and operating the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Carisbrooke Shipping LTD	Indirect evidence	Cowes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	186 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Carisbrooke Shipping.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Lomar Shipping	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	125 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lomar is a leading ship owner and ship management group with a diversified fleet of around 25 bulk carriers and chemical tankers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	NYK Group Europe LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Kestrel Liner Agencies LTD	Indirect evidence	Stansted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
7	Portico Shipping	Partial evidence	Portsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Portico provide complete, expert handling for international cargo.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Windward Shipping	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Windward set sail in 2017 with a strong team of shipping professionals and an equally strong commitment to the highest customer service and business standards.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	RB British Marine	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RB British Marine is a vessel operating and management group based in London, Singapore and Mumbai.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	HMM Europe LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Southampton Freight Services LTD	Indirect evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
12	Seven Logistics	Indirect evidence	Felixstowe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seven Logistics was formed in 2005 to provide a comprehensive range of container transport and logistics services to the ever-growing supply chain industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	KC Group Shipping Limited	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Client partnerships evolved over decades combined with a collaborative approach to problem-solving has enabled KC Group Shipping to become one of the United Kingdom's largest and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	SCH	Strong evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Southampton Cargo Handling’s portfolio includes a complete range of terminal and ship handling services covering roll-on/roll-off, cruise and project.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Faversham Ships	Strong evidence	East Cowes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong 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 20, 2026
16	Geest Line Limited	Partial evidence	Fareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
17	Humber Ports Logistics LTD - H.P.L	Indirect evidence	North Killingholme, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	22 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
18	Cargo Secure LTD	Partial evidence	Felixstowe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
19	GP Shipping	Partial evidence	Immingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its inception in 1996, GP Shipping has evolved to become the most innovative and dynamic port agency company serving dry cargo activity in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	The Alliance Shipping Group	Indirect evidence	Laindon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Alliance Group of Companies has seen exponential growth since its incorporation by GS Waller in (East) London in 1975.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Armitt Group	Indirect evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Armitt group of companies commenced trading in 1950 when Frank Armitt & Son Limited was formed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Grange Shipping LTD	Indirect evidence	Felixstowe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
23	Educy Maritime & Shipping	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Educy Maritime & Shipping is a UK-based ship management and maritime services company working with owners and operators of dry cargo vessels trading internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Ffolkes Offshore LTD	Partial evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Marine Support & Logistics - Ffolkes Offshore Ltd is a UK-based full service Ships Agency providing Marine Support & Project Logistics to the offshore and maritime industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Global Freight Logistics Limited	Indirect evidence	Stanford Le Hope, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered East of London, Global Freight Logistics Limited are perfectly positioned for easy access to one of Europe’s busiest airports.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: general cargo ship operators. 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 general cargo ship operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of general cargo ship operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name general cargo ship operators. 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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General cargo ship operators based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

17.0%Verified-email coverage

24.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

32.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

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201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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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 192 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 general cargo ship operators, 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 “general cargo ship operators”. 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 general cargo ship operators), 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 general cargo ship operators, 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, 813 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 20, 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.

General cargo ship operators by metro

General cargo ship operators in London63

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 general cargo ship operators, 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 general cargo ship operators are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 192 general cargo ship operators 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 general cargo ship operators?

London leads with 63 headquartered companies, followed by Felixstowe (5) and Hull (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 813 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 192 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 20, 2026.

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About this data

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.