DFDS September volumes: Freight 2% lower, passengers 9% higher

Total freight volumes in September 2023 were 1.9% below 2022 while the number of passengers increased 9.4% driven by primarily more Channel passengers. The number of cars increased 0.6%.

Ferry – freight: North Sea volumes were slightly below 2022 as firm automotive volumes were offset by mainly lower volumes between Sweden and the UK.

Mediterranean’s growth trend improved in September as volumes were back on level with 2022.

Channel volumes were also on level with 2022. Baltic Sea volumes were below 2022 due to lower demand from both the continuing impact of the war in Ukraine and a decline in the transport of construction materials.

For the last twelve months 2023-22, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 10.5% to 38.6m from 43.1m in 2022-21. The decrease was 4.4% adjusted for Channel.

Ferry – passenger: The number of passengers increased 9.4% driven by primarily more Channel passengers. The number of cars increased 0.6%.

The total number of passengers increased 37% to 4.5m for the last twelve months, 2023-22, from 3.2m in 2022-21.

DFDS ferry volumes
	September				LTM*
Freight	2021	2022	2023	Change	2021-20	2022-21	2023-22	Change
Lane metres, '000	3,685	3,393	3,330	-1.9%	43,814	43,127	38,603	-10.5%

Passenger	2021	2022	2023	Change	2021-20	2022-21	2023-22	Change
Passengers, '000	157	369	403	9.4%	766	3,243	4,455	37.4%
*Last twelve months