Irish Ferries Reports 10% Jump in Revenues Despite Declining Car Volumes

27th November 2025

Jehan Ashmore

Trading Update: Revenues at Irish Ferries, part of ICG, were up 6.3% over the first 10 months of 2025, while its container and terminal revenues jumped 16.2% and 16.2%, respectively. Above W.B. Yeats at Dublin, fresh from annual dry-docking maintenance in Dunkirk, France, has today (26 Nov.) resumed service with the cruise ferry arriving at Cherbourg. During its absence, for a period, Ulysses from Dublin-Holyhead covered crossings and the Ireland-France routes ropax Isle of Inisheer; however, recent adverse weather has caused disruption and cancelled sailings. Credit: Jehan Ashmore

Irish Ferries' parent owner, Irish Continental Group (ICG), says revenues have risen with a 10% jump for the first 10 months of the year to €573 million, despite a decline in car volumes.

The Dublin-listed group, in a trading update yesterday, said it carried 624,300 cars between January and the end of October, down from 656,100 over the same period in 2023.

In its container division, EUCON, freight volumes, however, surged by 16.6% to 338,100, while roll-on/roll-off wheeled cargo volumes increased by 4.9%.

According to the update across the group, its consolidated revenue, which comprises ICG’s ferries division and container terminals (Dublin and Belfast), was up 10% to €573 million.

Revenues for Irish Ferries, with a route network linking Ireland, the UK, and France, were up 6.3% to €399.5 million, while container and terminal revenues jumped 16.2% when compared with 2024.

Equity analysts have described the update as solid, and for more, see The Irish Times business coverage.

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Jehan Ashmore

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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