Maritime Passenger Transport Market Outlook 2024 - 2028

Daily Updated Industry Statistics and Top Emerging Trends about the Maritime Passenger Transport Industry

European Maritime Passenger Transport Trends in 2024

Maritime Passenger Transport is part of Maritime Transport and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Cruise and Ferry. You may also be interested in Sea Freight and Vessel.

The European passenger ship fleet is projected to decline to approximately 364,000 units by 2028, down from around 400,000 units in 2023. This marks an average annual decrease of 0.7%. However, the period from 2019 to 2023 saw the European supply of passenger ships increase by 1.9% per year. In 2023, Croatia led the continent with a fleet of 196,310 units. Following Croatia, Spain, Greece, and Italy held the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively. Croatia experienced a notable year-on-year increase of 3.9% in its passenger ship fleet. In contrast, Finland saw a steep decline of 70.4% annually since 2019.

Top 6 countries

In 2024 major markets in the Maritime Passenger Transport Industry were:

Maritime Passenger Transport Market Data and Forecasts

How much the Maritime Passenger Transport industry is expected to grow to 2028?

Forecast: European Number of Passenger Ships
Forecast: Number of Passenger Ships in EU28
Forecast: Number of Passenger Ships in the EU27 (2020)
Forecast: Number of Passenger Ships in Croatia
Forecast: Number of Passenger Ships in Spain
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Global Maritime Passenger Transport Statistics

Global Maritime Passenger Transport Industry Database