Passenger volumes fell 1.9% year-on-year to 443,000, adjusted for route changes, primarily from reduced Gibraltar sailings offset by stronger Channel demand. Over the last twelve months, freight lane metres increased 0.3% to 41.8 million, but passengers declined significantly to 5.0 million, down 14.2% year-on-year or 5.0% when adjusted for network changes.
The results reflect seasonal volatility and regional divergence across DFDS’s ferry network.
DFDS ferry volumes
May
Last-12-months
Freight
2024
2025
2026
Change
2024
2025
2026
Change
Lane metres, ‘000
3,510
3,672
3,604
-1.8%
39,839
41,658
41,765
0.3%
Passenger
2024
2025
2026
Change
2024
2025
2026
Change
Passengers, ‘000
574
452
443
-1.9%
5,288
5,849
5,018
-14.2%
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