July 11, 2025
Ferry – freight:
- Total volumes in June 2025 of 3.4m lane metres were 1.7%* below 2024 and down 3.7% adjusted for route changes.
- YTD growth rates were -0.2% and -1.3%, respectively.
- North Sea volumes were below 2024 driven primarily by a negative impact from a national strike in Sweden impacting Gothenburg port operations.
- Mediterranean volumes were below 2024 following capacity reductions due to new ferry competition between Türkiye and Italy (Grimaldi).
- Channel volumes were below 2024, adjusted for the new Jersey routes, partly due to a decrease in the total Dover Strait market.
- Baltic Sea volumes were on level with 2024.
- Strait of Gibraltar volumes were above 2024.
For the last twelve months 2025-24, the total transported freight lane metres increased 3.7% to 41.5m from 40.0m in 2024-23. The increase was 0.3% adjusted for route changes.
Ferry – passenger:
- The number of passengers in June 2025 was adjusted for route changes** down 7.1% to 414k vs 2024 and the adjusted YTD growth rate was -4.4%.
- The monthly decrease was driven by lower Channel volumes.
- The number of cars in June was 9.3% below 2024 adjusted for route changes.
For the last twelve months 2025-24, the total number of passengers increased 10.4% to 6.1m compared to 5.5m for 2024-23. The growth rate was -0.7% adjusted for route changes.
*Adjusted for a correction to previous months of Strait of Gibraltar volumes reported in June 2024.
**Adjusted for sale of Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen end October 2025, Tarifa-Tanger Ville due to considerable capacity changes ahead of exit from route early June 2025, and addition of Jersey routes from end March 2025.
