December 15, 2023
Ferry – freight:
- Total volumes in November 2023 were 1.5% below 2022.
- North Sea volumes were below 2022 due to lower volumes between the UK and on the other side Scandinavia and the Continent.
- Mediterranean volumes were just below 2022 due to the current general slowdown in demand.
- Channel volumes were above 2022 driven by the Dover Strait routes.
- Baltic Sea volumes were below 2022 due to a continued lower activity level in Sweden and the Baltic countries.
- For the last twelve months 2023-22, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 8.9% to 38.5m from 42.3m in 2022-21.
Ferry – passenger:
- The number of passengers increased 4.4% driven by primarily more Channel passengers.
- The number of cars decreased 2.4%.
- The total number of passengers increased 26% to 4.5m for the last twelve months, 2023-22, from 3.5m in 2022-21.
