Ferry and freight business reports 9.7% decline in passenger numbers
The group, via its Irish Ferries business, carried 571,000 people over the period. Car passengers were down 6.6% on the same period last year, with 145,500 cars carried.
There was also a 23% year-on-year fall in the group’s roll-on/roll-off freight market business, with Irish Ferries carrying 93,700 freight vehicles. Container volumes shipped by ICG’s freight services businesses, Eucon and Feederlink fell by 29% and 27%, respectively.
