Division 50 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 1 code, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Division 50 belongs to companies that actually run vessels. They carry cargo or passengers at sea, along the coast or on inland waterways. The working code on the UK register is 50200, sea and coastal freight water transport. Ship owners, operators and charterers moving goods use it, as do workboat and offshore support businesses. Passenger operations, including ferries and charter boats, use the division's passenger codes. Inland waterway carriers have their own set. The vessel is what ties this division together. Firms that arrange shipping without running ships belong elsewhere.
This is a specialist patch, and the people selling into it know the industry. Marine insurers and P&I intermediaries lead the way. Ship management and crewing agencies, maritime solicitors, dry dock and repair yards, and survey and classification providers follow. Port-side suppliers build lists here too, from bunkering to chandlery. A newly incorporated vessel operator usually means a ship purchase or a new charter. Insurance, finance, registration and crewing all get sorted at once. That makes incorporation date the single most useful signal in this division.
No. Division 50 is for companies that operate vessels. A forwarder, shipping agent or NVOCC books space on other people's ships. That belongs in division 52, normally under 52290, other transportation support activities. If your company operates vessels and also arranges third-party freight, register codes from both divisions, up to four in total.
If the vessel carries goods or equipment, or supports offshore work, 50200 is the usual fit. If it carries passengers for hire, whether ferry runs or leisure charters, use the sea and coastal passenger code 50100 instead. Companies House does not check the choice. Pick the one that matches most of your revenue and adjust it later on a confirmation statement.
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