Short sea shipping freight annual growth rate

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3.1%

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European Union · 2024

Short sea shipping freight annual growth rate in the European Union was 3.1% in 2024 (Eurostat).

Original source

Publisher: Eurostat
Authority tier: T1 Official
Report: Maritime transport statistics
Locator: EU short sea shipping increased by 3.1% in 2024 compared with 2023
Retrieved: 15 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

What the source says

The total gross weight of goods transported as part of EU short sea shipping was estimated at more than 1.6 billion tonnes in 2024, an increase of 3.1% from the previous year.
Statistical Office of the European Union, Maritime transport statistics, EU short sea shipping increased by 3.1% in 2024 compared with 2023

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Statistical Office of the European Union. (2024). Maritime transport statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9

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MLA: Statistical Office of the European Union. "Maritime transport statistics." 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9.
Chicago: Statistical Office of the European Union. "Maritime transport statistics." 2024. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime_transport_statistics_-_short_sea_shipping_of_goods. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9.
BibTeX: @misc{eurostat2024short7bxvy9, author = {{Statistical Office of the European Union}}, title = {Maritime transport statistics}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9}, note = {Original source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Maritime\_transport\_statistics\_-\_short\_sea\_shipping\_of\_goods. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher: Statistical Office of the European Union · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report: Maritime transport statistics
Type: Press release
Published: —
Locator: EU short sea shipping increased by 3.1% in 2024 compared with 2023
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

Verification

Status: Verified
Review protocol: editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on: 27 September 2026
Last revision: 27 September 2026
Permanent URL: /stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9

Same indicator, other countries

2024 figures for the same indicator, ranked highest first.

Country or region	Value	Source	Details
Lithuania	12.9%	Eurostat	Open record
Portugal	8.8%	Eurostat	Open record
Slovenia	7.3%	Eurostat	Open record
Romania	-6.3%	Eurostat	Open record
Croatia	-9.1%	Eurostat	Open record
Montenegro	-9.6%	Eurostat	Open record
Malta	-39.1%	Eurostat	Open record

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Record last modified 27 September 2026. Value type: estimate. Update cadence: annual. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_XHGMKCJ7VXJ7TZ7YXGGA7BXVY9.