With more than 60 car ferry, hovercraft and fast ferries departures daily in 2001, Calais confirmed its dominance as the principal port on the European mainland for passenger traffic.

On average some 50,000 passengers passed through the Port each day during the year in question.

High points of 2001 were on June 2 with 83.820 passengers counted and August 18 when more than 16.285 cars passed through the Car Ferry Complex.

The traffic in commercial vehicles peaked on October 10 with a total of 6.295 movements.