Ferry – freight: 

North Sea volumes were above 2021 despite a negative impact from a strike in Felixstowe port as volumes to a large extent were diverted to the Immingham port instead. Volumes in the Mediterranean network continued to grow driven by Turkish industrial production and exports.

Channel’s volumes were below 2021 following lower activity on the Dover Strait on account of a decrease in total market volumes and addition of capacity by a third ferry operator. Channel’s year-to-date volumes were 0.3% above 2021. Baltic Sea’s volumes were below 2021 due to the war in Ukraine, although to a lower extent than in previous months.

For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total transported freight lane metres decreased 1.5% to 43.1m from 43.8m in 2021-20.

Ferry – passenger: 

The number of passengers increased more than three times to 371k equal to 82% of volumes in September 2019, the latest comparable month pre-Covid-19. The number of cars equalled 89% of volumes in 2019. Channel’s volumes were reduced by the addition of capacity by a third ferry operator.

For the last twelve months 2022-21, the total number of passengers was 3.3m compared to 0.8m in 2021-20 and 5.1m in 2019.