DFDS reported solid freight performance in February 2026, while passenger numbers fell due to weather disruptions and fewer sailings.
Freight
- Total freight volumes reached 3.5m lane metres, +3.0% vs February 2025 (+1.6% adjusted for route changes).
- North Sea: Volumes above 2025, driven by stronger flows between the Continent and the UK.
- Mediterranean: Volumes higher on most routes despite capacity reductions on one route.
- Channel: Volumes above 2025 thanks to new Jersey services; Dover Strait remained almost level year-on-year.
- Baltic Sea and Strait of Gibraltar: Both reported higher volumes, despite weather-related sailing cancellations in the Strait.
For the last twelve months, transported freight reached 41.6m lane metres, +0.6% year-on-year (–1.3% adjusted for route changes).
Passengers
- Passenger numbers in February 2026 fell 23.3% to 181,000 (adjusted for route changes).
- The decline reflects unfavourable weather across northern and southern Europe and fewer departures on some routes.
For the last twelve months, passenger numbers decreased to 5.1m from 6.6m in 2025–24 (–5.8% adjusted for route changes).
