DFDS

DFDS presents a consolidated case study of a Northern European short-sea and Ro-Ro operator whose market fundamentals rest on a dual passenger and freight platform. The company is approximated here as operating a fleet of 75 vessels, partitioned into 40 Ro-Ro units and 35 passenger ferries, yielding an aggregate lane metre capacity of 920,000 lm. Network utilisation on core Ro-Ro corridors averages 72 percent, which implies effective deployed lane metres of 662,400 lm (0.72 × 920,000). Revenue composition is freight dominant, with freight contributing 78 percent of total revenue and passenger services accounting for 22 percent. Typical route economics on trunk links reflect a mean scheduled frequency of 12 sailings per week per trunk lane, with an average passenger load factor of 65 percent and a lane-metre load factor for freight of 70 percent. Unit pricing shows an average passenger ticket of EUR 34 and ancillary spend of EUR 9 per passenger, while freight yields approximately EUR 85 per lane metre on average; ancillary sales represent roughly 21 percent of passenger revenue.