Tallinn, 2013-06-03 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for May 2013
In May 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 792 574 passengers which is nearly a 8% increase compared to May 2012. The number of passenger vehicles increased by almost 6% to 97 684 and the number of trucks and trailers increased more than 9% to 27 533 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for May were the following:
| May 2013 | May 2012 | change | |
| Passengers | 792 574 | 736 464 | 7.6% |
| Finland-Sweden | 222 390 | 204 828 | 8.6% |
| Estonia-Finland | 413 255 | 388 451 | 6.4% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 86 847 | 77 869 | 11.5% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 70 082 | 65 316 | 7.3% |
| Cargo Units | 27 533 | 25 235 | 9.1% |
| Finland-Sweden | 8 403 | 7 848 | 7.1% |
| Estonia-Finland | 13 804 | 12 718 | 8.5% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 657 | 3 084 | 18.6% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 669 | 1 585 | 5.3% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 97 684 | 92 258 | 5.9% |
| Finland-Sweden | 13 921 | 11 906 | 16.9% |
| Estonia-Finland | 70 390 | 67 058 | 5.0% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 6 097 | 5 610 | 8.7% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 7 276 | 7 684 | -5.3% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in May 2013:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Baltic Princess replaced the cruise ferry Silja Europa on the Turku-Stockholm route.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Silja Europa replaced the cruise ferry Baltic Princess on the Tallinn-Helsinki route.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
In May 2013 the cruise ferry Isabelle replaced the cruise ferry Silja Festival on the Riga-Stockholm route.
Harri Hanschmidt
Head of Investor Relations
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn
Tel +372 640 8981
E-mail harri.hanschmidt@tallink.ee
