Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 9.13 Shipping services
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Caledonian MacBrayne1,13 thousand
Cars carried 917 965 999 1,024 1,091 1,103 1,109 1,150 1,113 1,182 1,140
Commercial vehicles and buses 100 99 100 97 99 105 111 115 113 108 116
Passengers 4,777 4,811 4,874 5,170 5,311 5,358 5,398 5,389 5,084 5,296 5,236
thousand tonnes
Loose freight2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
£ thousand
Revenue from users1 38,571 39,768 43,844 45,829 49,861 51,687 55,205 59,204 57,950 55,856 57,535
Subsidy3 19,376 20,400 18,900 25,919 25,900 31,400 33,200 38,285 53,338 57,338 58,113
Cowal ferries (subsidy) 3 - - - - - - - 2,270 3,130 3,040 3,163
P&O Scottish Ferries7 thousand
Cars carried 62 51 40 - - - - - - - -
Commercial vehicles 20 22 16 - - - - - - - -
Passengers 239 208 166 - - - - - - - -
thousand tonnes
Loose freight 47.3 49.9 -6 - - - - - - - -
£ thousand
Revenue from users5 15,284 16,662 12,195 - - - - - - - -
Subsidy5 11,500 11,600 11,206 - - - - - - - -
Northlink Orkney & Shetland Ferries8 thousand
Cars carried - - - 59 64 67 69 70 68 68 64
Commercial Vehicles9,12 - - - 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Passengers - - - 241 289 301 304 307 296 309 305
£ thousand
Revenue from users10,11 - - - .. .. 20,064 21,260 20,914 22,171 21,694 25,011
Subsidy10 - - - 18,524 28,121 22,450 29,177 30,173 29,207 34,444 36,064
Orkney Ferries thousand
Vehicles carried 72 74 75 80 83 83 83 81 83 87 88
Passengers 278 285 291 310 322 312 318 316 319 330 331
thousand tonnes
Loose freight 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.3
£ thousand
Revenue from users3,4 1,470 1,585 1,659 1,671 1,835 1,859 1,939 2,053 2,263 2,280 2,429
Subsidy3,4 3,697 3,858 3,903 4,560 4,940 5,554 6,257 6,207 6,918 7,535 6,280
Total for these Shipping Services thousand
Vehicles carried 1,171 1,211 1,230 1,260 1,338 1,358 1,372 1,416 1,377 1,445 1,408
Passengers 5,294 5,304 5,330 5,721 5,921 5,971 6,020 6,012 5,699 5,935 5,872
thousand tonnes
Loose freight6 52.0 54.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3
£ thousand
Revenue from users 55,325 58,015 57,698 .. .. 73,610 78,404 82,171 82,384 79,830 84,975
Subsidy 34,573 35,858 34,009 49,003 58,961 59,404 68,634 76,935 92,593 102,357 103,620
Shetland Islands Council14 thousand
Cars carried 264 275 302 296 315 300 324 347 258 266 341
Commercial vehicles 26 24 25 26 25 23 21 21 16 16 20
Passengers 674 676 732 696 755 716 770 805 783 782 763

Source: Ferry companies - Not National Statistics
1. Figures include charter and contract carryings (see table 10.14).
2. This figure only covers the routes of Mallaig to the smaller isles since the freight is lifted by crane onto the vessels rather than transported by lorry onto the ferry.
3. Financial year beginning 1 April of year.
4. Revenue from users and subsidy may be subject to amendment following annual audit.
5. Calendar year.
6. In 2001 P & O's loose fright operations were taken over by a separate company called, Northwards, which did not provide the relevant information.
7. P & O Scottish Ferries stopped operating its services on 30 September 2002.
8. Northlink Ferries Ltd started operating its service on 6 July 2006, from NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Ltd.
9. Only coaches and mini-buses are included under this heading for 2003.
10. 2007 figures relate to an operating year from July to June 2007 and figures for 2006 relate to a financial year beginning 1 April. Previous years covered the period 1 October to 30 September.
11. The figures published previously for 2003 to 2005 were wrong. Corrected figures for 2003 and 2004 are not readily available.
12. The number of vehicles are no longer available due to a change in the method of collecting the data.
13. Includes Gourock-Dunoon which has been operated by Cowal ferries since October 2006, and Ballycastle-Rathlin which has been operated by Rathlin Ferries since April 2007
14. Since 2008, no fares have been charged on 2 routes, the previous figures are therefore not comparable.