DFDS February 2023 volumes
DFDS reported their February 2023 volumes. Passenger numbers continued to increase and were 89% of the numbers in February 2019, totalling at 211,000. Freight volumes were down 8.6% compared to the same month in 2022.
Ferry – freight: Total volumes in February 2023 were 8.6% below 2022. Volumes were 5.8% below 2022 adjusted for Channel that is impacted by a market decrease and overcapacity.
North Sea volumes were just below last year due to some slowdown in volumes to and from the UK. Mediterranean volumes were likewise just below last year as the earthquake in Türkiye lowered flows for some weeks.
Channel volumes were below last year due to a continued market decrease and a negative impact from the entry of a third ferry operator. Baltic Sea volumes remained negatively impacted by the war in Ukraine.
For the last twelve months 2023-22, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 4.7% to 41.3m from 43.3m in 2022-21. The decrease was 2.3% adjusted for Channel.
Ferry – passenger: The number of passengers continued to recover and more than doubled to 211,000 equal to 89% of volumes in February 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19. The number of cars equalled 85% of volumes in 2019.
For the last twelve months 2023-22, the total number of passengers was 4.0m compared to 1.0m in 2022-21 and 5.1m in 2019.
DFDS ferry volumes |
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February |
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LTM* |
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Freight |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Change |
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2021-20 |
2022-21 |
2023-22 |
Change |
Lane metres, '000 |
3,440 |
3,352 |
3,063 |
-8.6% |
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40,640 |
43,318 |
41,266 |
-4.7% |
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Passenger |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Change |
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2021-20 |
2022-21 |
2023-22 |
Change |
Passengers, '000 |
20 |
95 |
211 |
123.4% |
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1,089 |
960 |
4,007 |
317.4% |
*Last twelve months |
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