Comparable ferry systems have increased average passenger vehicle tariffs per nautical mile since 2008 in each of the distance categories seen in Table 9 with the exception of the 501-plus miles category, which had an average decrease of seven percent. The average vehicle tariff per nautical mile on shorter routes appears to have increased more than the average vehicle tariff per nautical mile on longer routes.
2008
2014
% Change
Average per NMHigh ($)
Average per NMLow ($)
Average per NMHigh ($)
Average per NMLow ($)
Average per NMHigh (%)
Average per NMLow (%)
1 to 50 Miles
2.44
2.27
2.79
2.71
14
19
51 to 100 Miles
1.89
1.36
1.94
1.42
3
5
101 to 300 Miles
0.91
0.62
0.96
0.73
6
18
301 to 500 Miles
0.42
0.43
0.44
0.43
5
2
501-plus Miles
0.38
0.38
0.35
0.35
-7
-7
Total
1.28
1.08
1.37
1.18
7
10
Distance Category
Source: Developed by Northern Economics, Inc. based on data from multiple ferry lines