Analysis of the Department for Transport’s 2020 sea passenger data by the British Ports Association (BPA) has shown that last year ports saw the lowest number of short-sea international passengers since 1962.
The 6.9m short-sea passengers, which includes freight drivers as well as tourists, is the greatest year-on-year fall in passengers since records began in 1952.
In 2020, the number of short sea passengers on international routes decreased by 63% to 6.9 million compared to 18.4 million in 2019...