February 14, 2025
Ferry – freight
- Total volumes in January 2025 of 3.3m lane metres were 1.4% below 2024.
- North Sea volumes were below 2024 due to mainly lower automotive volumes.
- Mediterranean volumes were below 2024 following increased competition in one corridor.
- Channel volumes were below 2024 due to docking timing differences.
- Baltic Sea and Strait of Gibraltar volumes were both above 2024.
For the last twelve months 2025-24, the total transported freight lane metres increased 7.4% to 41.5m from 38.6m in 2024-23. The increase was 2.5% adjusted for Strait of Gibraltar added from January 2024.
Ferry – passenger
- The number of passengers in January 2025 was 12.4% below 2024 and down 4.7% adjusted for the sale of Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen.
- The adjusted decrease was driven mostly by docking timing differences.
- The number of cars was 8.5% below 2024 and down 4.1% adjusted for route changes.
For the last twelve months 2025-24, the total number of passengers increased 42.7% to 6.6m compared to 4.6m for 2024-23. The increase was 2.9% adjusted for route changes.
