Irish Ferries operator ICG sees fall in revenues

Pre-Brexit stockpiling boosted traffic

The group's ferry arm, which operates routes between Rosslare and Dublin to Britain and France, saw car volumes fall last year while the roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) freight market between Ireland, and the UK and France grew. File Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Irish Ferries operator ICG is looking towards the rollout of vaccinations and a return to international travel this year to reverse the large fall in passenger and car traffic since the onset of the pandemic.

The group reported a 22.5% fall in revenue last year to €277m with a resulting loss of €10.4m. The group's ferry arm, which operates routes between Rosslare and Dublin to Britain and France, saw car volumes last year fall 65.8% from 401,300 in 2019 to 137,100 in 2020.