DFDS monthly volume report: Steady passenger growth

Ferry – freight: Total volumes in June 2022 were 3.6% below 2021.
North Sea volumes were below 2021 on both UK routes and routes between Sweden and the Continent. Volumes in the Mediterranean network continued to grow supported by higher capacity.

Channel’s volumes were below 2021 due to a decrease in the total market. Market share was upheld just below last year. The war in Ukraine lowered Baltic Sea volumes between mainly Germany and Lithuania compared to 2021.

For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total transported freight lane metres increased 0.2% to 43.8m from 43.7m in 2021-20.

Ferry – passenger: The number of passengers increased eightfold to 352k equal to 75% of volumes in June 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19. Transport segments continued to recover faster than leisure segments as the number of cars equalled 89% of volumes in 2019.

For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total number of passengers was 1.9m compared to 1.0m in 2021-20 and 5.1m in 2019.

DFDS ferry volumes
	June				LTM*
Freight	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020-19	2021-20	2022-21	Change
Lane metres, '000	3,213	3,840	3,703	-3.6%	39,455	43,750	43,837	0.2%

Passenger	2020	2021	2022	Change	2020-19	2021-20	2022-21	Change
Passengers, '000	78	46	352	673.2%	3,727	956	1,945	103.4%
*Last twelve months