Keeping the UK Moving

Keeping the UK Moving

04 Aug 26
Posted by: RAdm Iain Lower
3 minutes, 45 seconds read
Message from the Editor

The author’s call for resilience with respect to coastal navigation support. Hormuz has shown the vulnerability but there are other emerging challenges to chokepoints like our own Dover Strait. First published in The House Magazine, May 2026. A 5 minute read.

The UK’s prosperity has always depended on the sea. As an island trading nation, more than 90% of the UK’s imports and exports by volume move by ship, and the waters around our coast are among the busiest and most strategically important in the world. Recent instability in the Strait of Hormuz, and wider disruption to global shipping routes, have shown how quickly maritime security becomes an economic concern, reinforcing the importance of keeping vital sea lanes open, resilient and secure. Every day, thousands of vessels transit UK waters, including through our own maritime choke point, the D…

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