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Douglas Harbour Traffic Figures July 2011 31 August 2011 Total harbour traffic (including Steam Packet passengers and vehicles, cruise vessels, etc): | | July | Year to Date |
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| | Passengers | Vehicles | Passengers | Vehicles |
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| 2011 | 81,249 | 17,814 | 359,445 | 104,724 |
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| 2010 | 87,314 | 19,887 | 376,360 | 107,870 |
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| % change | -6.95 % | -10.42% | -4.49% | -2.92% |
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Steam Packet passenger route performance for July 2011: | Route | %Change | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Heysham | +7.22% | 25,834 | 27,700 |
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| Liverpool | - -12.51% | 46,491 | 40,673 |
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| Belfast | -18.51% | 5,666 | 4,617 |
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| Dublin | -53.73% | 4,826 | 2,233 |
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Member for Harbours, David Callister MLC, comments: Passenger figures are down for July and the most likely explanation is a combination of a number of factors, including the rescheduling of one of the rallies, to a small extent the reduced frequency of sailings to Liverpool with less day trip opportunities and no Belfast to Peel daytrip this year. Whilst Manannan provides more capacity which will allow the market to grow in the longer term, the current economic climate has meant that the benefit of this extra capacity has not yet been seen. I am sure Steam Packet will be looking carefully at the figures to identify opportunities to generate more traffic and promote the low fares and offers that are currently available. More stories >>>
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