Tallinn, 2018-02-05 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AS Tallink Grupp statistics for January 2018
In January 2018 AS Tallink Grupp transported 592 380 passengers, which is a 5.5% increase compared to January 2017. The number of cargo units increased by 20.5% to 30 015 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 8.4% to 73 925 units in the same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for January 2018 were the following:
| January 2018 | January 2017 | Change | |||||
| Passengers | 592 380 | 561 493 | 5,5% | ||||
| Finland - Sweden | 155 667 | 166 480 | -6,5% | ||||
| Estonia - Finland | 316 238 | 289 804 | 9,1% | ||||
| Estonia - Sweden | 71 959 | 64 748 | 11,1% | ||||
| Latvia - Sweden | 48 516 | 40 461 | 19,9% | ||||
| Cargo Units | 30 015 | 24 904 | 20,5% | ||||
| Finland - Sweden | 5 726 | 5 951 | -3,8% | ||||
| Estonia - Finland | 18 834 | 15 061 | 25,1% | ||||
| Estonia - Sweden | 4 192 | 3 175 | 32,0% | ||||
| Latvia - Sweden | 1 263 | 717 | 76,2% | ||||
| Passenger Vehicles | 73 925 | 68 189 | 8,4% | ||||
| Finland - Sweden | 6 854 | 7 285 | -5,9% | ||||
| Estonia - Finland | 56 225 | 50 961 | 10,3% | ||||
| Estonia - Sweden | 5 319 | 4 914 | 8,2% | ||||
| Latvia - Sweden | 5 527 | 5 029 | 9,9% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in January 2018:
ESTONIA – FINLAND
On 29 January 2017 the new LNG fast ferry Megastar started operating Tallink Shuttle service on the Tallinn - Helsinki route and replaced fast ferry Superstar.
FINLAND – SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Baltic Princess did not operate on the route for 22 days due to scheduled maintenance.
Veiko Haavapuu
Financial Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 640 9914
E-mail veiko.haavapuu@tallink.ee
