DFDS Reports Passenger Growth, Freight Decline in February 2025

March 16, 2025

Freight Volumes

  • Total freight: 3.4 million lane metres (-3.6% YoY).
  • Regional performance:
    • North Sea: Lower automotive volumes, slowdown in food exports to the UK.
    • Mediterranean: Decreased capacity due to competition.
    • Channel: Decline mainly due to the leap year impact.
    • Baltic Sea & Strait of Gibraltar: Increased volumes.
  • Last 12 months: 41.4 million lane metres (+5.7% YoY).

Passenger Volumes

  • Total passengers: 286,000 (-13.6% YoY), adjusted growth of +4.1% after route sale.
  • Car volumes: 14.5% below 2024, adjusted decrease of 3.9%.
  • Growth areas: Higher volumes on the Strait of Gibraltar and Baltic Sea routes.
  • Last 12 months: 6.6 million passengers (+38.2% YoY, adjusted growth of 5.9%).

 More details: link to DFDS website