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