DFDS monthly volume report: passenger recovery on track

The number of passengers continued to increase in March as travel restrictions were rolled back. The number of passengers increased more than four hundred percent to 134k equal to 49% of the number of passengers in March 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19. Volumes primarily increased between Norway and Denmark as well as on the Channel. For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total number of passengers was 1.1m compared to 1.0m in 2021-20 and 5.1m in 2019, the latter being the latest pre-Covid-19 year.

Ferry – freight: For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total transported freight lane metres increased 5.9% to 43.6m from 41.2m in 2021-20.

Total volumes in March 2022 were 0.3% above 2021 (on level adjusted for route changes) as higher volumes in North Sea, Mediterranean, and Channel were offset by lower volumes in Baltic Sea.

North Sea volumes were slightly above 2021. Volumes in the Mediterranean network were overall well above 2021. Towards the end of March, volumes on the English Channel routes were increased due to a competitor’s suspension of sailings.

Baltic Sea volumes were below 2021 due to the war in Ukraine. Volumes were also impacted by reduced capacity on a route where one ferry was removed.

DFDS ferry volumes
	March				LTM*
Freight	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020-19	2021-20	2022-21	Change
Lane metres, '000	3,553	4,028	4,039	0.3%	40,781	41,199	43,618	5.9%

Passenger	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020-19	2021-20	2022-21	Change
Passengers, '000	112	25	134	431.6%	4,963	1,002	1,070	6.8%
*Last twelve months