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.
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In 2024 major markets in the Maritime Passenger Transport Industry were:
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Global Maritime Passenger Transport Statistics
- Sea Passenger Traffic 49 countries (Southern Europe, France, Spain...)
- Sea Transportation Expenditure 56 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Passenger Transport Expenditure 85 countries (Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Number Of Enterprises 66 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Overnight Stay 70 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe...)
- Passenger Ship Fleet 34 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Employment Income 87 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Freight Volume 82 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Number Of High Growth Enterprises 48 countries (Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Number Of Employees 207 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)