DFDS 2022 volumes: strong passenger numbers, freight down

In 2022, the total number of passengers for DFDS was 3.8m compared to 0.9m in 2021 and 5.1m in 2019 . The total transported freight lane metres decreased 2.9% to 41.7m from 43.0m in 2021. The decrease was 0.5% adjusted for Channel.

Ferry – freight: Total volumes in December 2022 were 15.2% below 2021. Volumes were 4.7% below 2021 adjusted for Channel that continues to be impacted by a considerable decrease in the total market and ferry overcapacity.

North Sea volumes were below last year, mostly due to a decline in activity between Scandinavia and the UK. The growth momentum in the Mediterranean network continued, although a temporary suspension of sailings between Turkey and Spain reduced volumes. Baltic Sea volumes remained negatively impacted by the war in Ukraine.

Ferry – passenger: The number of passengers continued to recover and more than tripled to 307k equal to 83% of volumes in December 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19. The number of cars equalled 81% of volumes in 2019.

DFDS ferry volumes
	December				Full-year
Freight	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020	2021	2022	Change
Lane metres, '000	3,597	3,326	2,820	-15.2%	40,891	43,013	41,746	-2.9%

Passenger	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020	2021	2022	Change
Passengers, '000	78	85	307	262.6%	1,498	869	3,772	334.3%