AS Tallink Grupp has signed a charterparty whereby the HSC Tallink Autoexpress 2 will be chartered to Venezuelan company Consolidada de Ferrys .C.A. until September 2009. The vessel will be operated in Venezuelan coastal waters. Economically the contract is beneficial to Tallink, especially in the situation where the operations of this type of fast ferries between Tallinn and Helsinki have become unprofitable due their high fuel consumption in the high fuel price environment. Janek Stalmeister Financial Director AS Tallink Grupp Tel. +372 6409 800 Fax. +372 6409 810 E-mail: Janek.Stalmeister@tallink.ee