Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked ferry service chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Caledonian MacBrayne and Hovertravel sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Caledonian MacBrayne
|
- | -19.8% |
| 2 | H Hovertravel | - | -41.6% |
- Party Boats Birmingham
- Wightlink
- Northlink Ferries
- Western Ferries
- Gosport Ferry
- Direct Ferries
- Red Funnel
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
46 tracked store locations in the United Kingdom. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Party Boats Birmingham (1)
- Wightlink (3)
- Northlink Ferries (1)
- Western Ferries (1)
- Gosport Ferry (1)
- Direct Ferries (1)
- Red Funnel (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
C
-
2
W
Wightlink 3
- 3 H Hovertravel 3
-
4
R
Red Funnel 2
- 5 C CalMac Ferries 2
-
6
P
P&O Ferries 2
- 7 C Caldey Island Ferry 1
- 8 C Corran Ferry 1
- 9 C Carmarthen Bay Ferries 1
- 10 R Rathlin Island Ferry 1
- 11 P Pentland Ferries 1
- 12 B Blenkhorns Rowing Boat Hire 1
- 13 B Bowness Nab 1
-
14
I
Irish Ferries 1
- 15 P Polruan Ferry 1
- 16 T Tilbury 2 1
- 17 K King Harry Ferry 1
- 18 T Torpoint Ferry 1
-
19
P
Plymouth Boat Cruises 1
-
20
S
Sandbanks Ferry 1
- 21 S Shields Ferry 1
-
22
S
Stena Line 1
-
23
W
- 24 C Coastal Cruises Poole 1
- 25 M Maid of the Forth 1
- 26 U Uber Boat 1
- 27 W Wightlink Fastcat Terminal 1
- 28 O Orkney Ferries Ltd 1
- 29 D Dartmouth Higher Ferry 1
- 30 R Red Osprey 1
-
31
D
Direct Ferries 1
-
32
G
Gosport Ferry 1
-
33
W
Western Ferries 1
-
34
N
Northlink Ferries 1
- 35 P Party Boats Birmingham 1
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