Year-on-year change in port calls in the EU by ship type 2019-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 24, 2023
In the European Union, the cruise ship segment was the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The segment experienced a 73 percent decline in port calls in 2021 compared to 2019. Ropax ships, Ro-Ro cargo ships, and oil tankers, on the other hand, experienced an increase in port calls in 2021 compared to 2019.

Year-on-year change in port calls in the European Union (EU) between 2019 and 2021, by ship type

Characteristic2020 vs 20192021 vs 2019
Bulk carrier 1% 0%
Chemical tanker 15% -7%
Container ship -2% -6%
Cruise ship -61% -73%
General cargo ship -4% -2%
Liquified gas tanker 1% -2%
Oil tanker 2% 1%
Passenger ship -40% -33%
Refrigerated cargo ship -15% -30%
Ropax ship -13% 8%
Ro-Ro cargo ship -6% 4%
Vehicle carrier -20% -17%
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-75%-70%-65%-60%-55%-50%-45%-40%-35%-30%-25%-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%

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May 2021

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2019 to 2021*

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* The data for 2021 covers the period from January to April.

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