According to Statistics Denmark, ferry cargo, Hirtshals' prime trade, totalled 779kt over this year's first half, up 3.3% year-on-year.

Freight classified as 'other goods in ro-ro units' came in second with 58kt (+/-0% yoy), followed by 37kt of other liquid bulk (+8.8% yoy), 30kt of break-bulk (+36.4% yoy), 16kt of other dry bulk (no handling in H1 2023), 9.0kt of boulders, sand and gravel (also no turnover last year), and 3.0kt of oil products (-70% yoy).

There was no handling of wood and commercial vehicles in H1 2024 vs 2.0kt and 1.0kt last year, respectively.

Statistics Denmark says that the Port of Hirtshals served 933k passengers in international ferry traffic, an increase of 4.4% on the January-June 2023 result. Whereas fewer ro-ro cargo units crossed the seaport's quays, down 3% yoy to 61,689, more private vehicles (cars, busses, caravans, motorcycles, and mopeds) were brought on board the ferries serving the Danish port, up by 6% yoy to 308,013.