DFDS reports freight growth, passenger decline in May

Over the last twelve months, from June 2024 to May 2025, DFDS reported that total transported freight reached 41.6 million lane metres, up 4.5 per cent from 39.8 million the year before. Adjusted for route changes, the growth was 0.6 per cent.

Passenger volumes, adjusted for route changes, declined 4.7 per cent in May to 411,000 compared to May 2024, driven largely by lower traffic in the English channel region. The number of cars carried fell 6.3 per cent year-on-year under the same adjustments, the company noted.