EUROSTAT Cruise tourism

The maritime transport domain contains quarterly and annual data.

Maritime transport data refer to gross weight of goods (in tonnes), passenger movements (in number of passengers) as well as for vessel traffic (in number of vessels and in gross tonnage of vessels). Data for transport of goods transported on Ro-Ro units or in containers are also expressed in number of units or number of TEUs (20 foot equivalent units).

Data at regional level (NUTS 2, 1 and 0) are also available.

The statistics on maritime transport are collected within Directive 2009/42/EC and Commission Decision 2008/861/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2010/216/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2010, by Regulation 1090/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 and by Commission Delegated Decision 2012/186/EU of 3 February 2012.

Data are collected by the national competent authorities in the reporting countries using a variety of data sources, such as port administration systems, national maritime databases, customs databases or questionnaires to ports or shipping agents (see section 18.1).

The maritime transport data have been calculated using data collected at port level. The data are displayed at port level, regional level, Maritime Coastal Area (MCA) level and country level.

The data are presented in six collections, displaying main annual results, short sea shipping, passengers, goods vessel traffic and regional statistics.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Original title Maritime transport (mar)
Original abstract
Topic category
  • maritime_transport_and_traffic_flows
  • tourism
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
  • european_seas
Owner Eurostat
Provider Eurostat
Data portal Eurostat
Presentation form Table
Spatial representation No geo
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
      Derives from
      Derived datasets
      Successor of
      Predecessor of
      Temporal extent 2022-11-01
      2025-10-31
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility
      Validation level Official data
      Additional information
      Metadata completeness Complete
      Notes

      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

      Field Value
      MSFD Classes
        MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
          Non MSFD Classes
            WFD

              Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

              Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

              Field Value
              Variables

                Additional info - MSP - Conservation

                Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

                Field Value
                Types
                  Zonation

                  Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

                  Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

                  Field Value
                  Activity types

                    Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

                    Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

                    Field Value
                    Types

                      Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

                      Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

                      Field Value
                      Activity types
                      • Maritime Transport - Sea and coastal passenger water transport - H5010
                      • Coastal Tourism - Water transport - H50
                      Value types Economic
                      Categories

                        Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

                        Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

                        Field Value
                        CICES classes

                          Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

                          Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

                          Field Value
                          Themes Maritime Transport and Ports
                          Functions
                            Who is in charge?

                            Additional info - MSP - Relevance

                            Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

                            Field Value
                            Relevance (spatial and temporal)