INVESTOR NEWS no. 18 - 11 June 2026
Ferry - freight: In May 2026, total volumes of 3.6m lane metres were 1.8% below
2025 and down 1.7% adjusted for route changes.
North Sea volumes were above 2025 following higher volumes on most routes.
Mediterranean volumes were overall below 2025, partly due to a higher number of
Turkish public holidays in May 2026 compared to 2025. Volume growth on the Egypt
and Tunisia routes continued.
Channel volumes were below 2025 driven by lower volumes on the Dover Strait.
Baltic Sea volumes were well above 2025 and Strait of Gibraltar volumes were
also above 2025.
For the last twelve months, the total transported freight lane metres increased
0.3% to 41.8m from 41.7m in 2025-24 and decreased 1.5% adjusted for route
changes.
Ferry - passenger: In May 2026, the number of passengers adjusted for route
changes decreased 1.9% to 443k compared to 2025. The decrease was due to fewer
departures and hence lower volumes on Strait of Gibraltar which offset higher
Channel volumes.
For the last twelve months, the total number of passengers decreased 14.2% to
5.0m compared to 5.8m in 2025-24. The decrease was 5.0% adjusted for route
changes.
DFDS ferry volumes
May Last-12-months
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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%
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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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DFDS reports monthly ferry volumes for freight and passengers to provide insight
into the development of volume trends in our European route network enabling
trade and travel in and around Europe. The June 2026 volume report is expected
to be published on 10 July 2026 at around 10.00am CET.
Contact
Karen Boesen, CFO & Interim CEO +45 20 58 58 40
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59
Dennis Kjærsgaard, Media +45 42 30 38 47
About DFDS
We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of
DKK 30bn and 15,000 full-time employees.
We move goods in trailers by ferry, road & rail, and we offer complementary
transport and logistics solutions.
We also move car and foot passengers on short sea and overnight ferry routes.
DFDS was founded in 1866 and headquartered and listed in Copenhagen.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act