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Sea passenger statistics 2020: Short sea routes

Short sea route statistics for passengers on international short sea (ferry) routes and on major domestic sea crossings.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 February 2021

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Details

Statistics on short sea passengers to and from the UK in 2020, including international short sea routes and domestic short sea major routes.

In 2020:

• the coronavirus pandemic affected both international and domestic short sea passenger numbers
• international short sea passenger numbers decreased 63% to 6.9 million
• domestic short sea passenger numbers for major routes decreased 57% to 1.2 million

Sea passenger statistics 2020, all routes will be published in November 2021.

Guidance on current and previous sea passenger statistics are available on the maritime statistics guidance page.

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Published 24 February 2021