November volumes: Continued freight & passenger growth
Ferry – freight
Total volumes in November 2024 were 10.4% above 2023 and up 4.7% adjusted for the addition of Strait of Gibraltar routes in 2024, closure of Calais-Tilbury in 2023, and the sale of Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen in 2024.
North Sea, Channel, and Baltic Sea volumes were all, also in November, above 2023 following growth on most routes. Mediterranean volumes were in November below 2023 following increased competition in one corridor.
For the last twelve months 2024-23, the total transported freight lane metres increased 7.7% to 41.4m from 38.4m in 2023-22. The increase was 3.9% adjusted for the above route changes.
Ferry – passenger
The number of passengers in November 2024 was 37.6% above 2023 and up 22.4% adjusted for the above route changes. The adjusted increase was due to mainly higher Channel volumes supported by a timing difference of the fall half-term break in the UK. The number of cars was 40.4% above 2023 and up 8.4% adjusted for route changes.
For the last twelve months 2024-23, the total number of passengers increased 47.2% to 6.6m compared to 4.5m for 2023-22. The increase was 8.0% adjusted for route changes.
| DFDS ferry volumes | |||||||||
| November | Last twelve months | ||||||||
| Freight | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
| Lane metres, ‘000 | 3,481 | 3,350 | 3,698 | 10.4% | 42,251 | 38,403 | 41,369 | 7.7% | |
| Passenger | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
| Passengers, ‘000 | 180 | 188 | 259 | 37.6% | 3,550 | 4,480 | 6,594 | 47.2% | |
DFDS reports monthly ferry volumes for freight and passengers to provide insight into the development of volume trends in our European route network enabling trade and travel in and around Europe. The December 2024 volume report is expected to be published on 13 January 2025 at around 10.00am CET.
